Philosophy

“Photography is recognizing the moment and nothing else; one’s technique must be refined, but is not definitive in and of itself of the [photograph’s] ultimate value or worthiness of the effort.”

“To simply cast one’s eye upon the ground, or merely gaze upward at the sky should suffice for both source and inspiration for the artist who, by chance, utilizes an instrument we have come to call a camera.”

“A photographer is only successful if one becomes the vessel for the subject.”

“The original image represents the photograph; subsequent ‘adjustments’ and ‘modifications’ via program(s) and the like utilizes photography as a medium, but fails to fairly represent the moment.” – Purist Approach

“Knowing When” – Objective

“We are not merely beneficiaries of the past but moreso, honored stewards of generations future.”

– All Quotes by James D. Scherlis

Subscribed Philosophy:

“The contemplation of things as they are, without substitution or imposture, without error or confusion, is in itself a nobler thing than a whole harvest of invention.”

– Sir Francis Bacon as quoted by Dorthea Lange