Apr
27
On Risk Taking
If there was one thing and one thing only that I could change about my work, photographically speaking, it would
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Doug Bruns
I’ve had the good fortune to travel extensively in pursuit of images and adventure. My work has appeared in publications, exhibits, and collections. Thank you for your interest in my effort.
Apr
07
The Project and the Single Image, pt II
"Whatever story there is has to somehow be contained within each individual image."
~ Nikos Economopoulos, Magnum photographer,
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Mar
24
Single image or project image?
Over the years I've done a number of projects. For instance, several years ago I did a year-long
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Mar
09
On Slowing Down
...as creative individuals comfort is something we should we wary of. Lurking behind comfort is an undisciplined ugly beast.
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Feb
24
Giving Ourselves a Chance
Fellini (1920-1993) said, "I have chosen the best medium of expression for myself. I love the very precious combination of work and of living-together that film making offers."
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Feb
03
Photography as Autobiography
Every image we make reveals something about ourselves, each is a sort of autobiographical artifact.
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Jan
21
Doing the Work
I have been fascinated by the creative effort all my life. The study of great creative personalities has guided my own creative habits and efforts to a large degree.
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Jan
07
The Luck of Being Ready
Matt Stuart writes, "If you don't have a camera on you at all times, you're not really a photographer."
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Jan
01
Breaking the Rules
...for me, following your excitement and your instinct, in being fully present in the moment you might start to make your own rules, which is the path to a singular and artistic vision.
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Jan
01
The Mindful Photographer
As a means of expression, the pictures we take and share are little artifacts of our existence, shards of our being.
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