Stay on the bus

A bit inspiration passed on from someone at the OCA forum.  I have to say I often feel this way, wondering why I bother to take photos when it has all been done before.  Photographer and educator Arno Rafael Minkkinen suggests you do what you like, keep on doing it, and out of the process a unique vision will one day emerge.

And so, if your heart is set on 8×10 platinum landscapes in misty southern terrains, work your way through those who inspire you, ride their bus route, and damn those who would say you are merely repeating what has been done before. Wait for the months and years to pass, and soon your differences will begin to appear with clarity and intelligence, your originality will become visible, even in the works from those very first years of trepidation when everything you did seemed to have been done before.

Thank you, Arno.