“I always knew I was going to be an artist. It was a done deal right from when I was very little. It sounds like the dumbest thing ever, but my mom used to doodle when she was on the telephone and she made these - they weren't just little scribbles - these little shapes and forms. I don't know why she did it. I've never seen her do it again.” KnowsLittlesMadeDoneFormUsedArtistSoundDealsMomShapesMy MomTelephonesScribbles Author:Jeff Vespa
“Learning that aesthetic as a kid - seeing those photos - made me think that that's what photos are supposed to look like. I never understood snapshots. I was looking at them like, "This is horrible; that's not what a picture is supposed to look like." I was taught by these photos. So when I picked up the camera, though I had never done it before, I kind of already knew what I was doing.” ThinkingLooksKindMadeDoneKidsSeeingTaughtUnderstoodCamerasHorribleAestheticSnapshots Author:Jeff Vespa
“A lot of people have done that over the years. Many of the agencies today were started by photographers. It's a normal progression. It wasn't some crazy idea, it was just, "Can we start our own agency? Can we do this?"” PeopleYearsIdeasDoneTodayCrazyNormalPhotographerAgencyProgressionCrazy Ideas Author:Jeff Vespa