“Yet another spunky li'l NASA robot lands and begins transmitting back photographs of rocks that appear virtually identical to the rock photos beamed back by all the other spunky li'l NASA robots, thus confirming suspicions that the universe has a LOT of rocks in it.” FunnyScienceUniverseLandRocksPhotographSuspicionRobotsIdenticalNasa Book:Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far) Source: Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far)
“The cast of Hamlet had not moved much. They had that haunted yet hopeful look in their eyes, like the ones you see in photographs of people crammed into steerage compartments, traveling to some new, unknown land.” PeopleLooksEyeLandMovedPhotographCastsHopeful Book:Suite Scarlett Source: Suite Scarlett
“In the old days, people used to risk their lives in India or in the Americas in order to bring back products which now seem to us to have been of comically little worth, such as brazilwood and pepper, which added a new range of sense experience to a civilization which had never suspected its own insipidity... From these same lands our modern Marco Polos now bring back the moral spices of which our society feels an increasing need as it is conscious of sinking further into boredom, but that this time they take the form of photographs, books, and travelers tales.” PeopleNeedsFeelsLittlesHas BeensBookSeemsFormUsedOrderMoralRiskModernLandProductsCivilizationConsciousIndiaPhotographTalesRangeBoredomOur SocietyTravelerSpicesOld DaysSinkingPeppersMarcosPoloMarco Polo Author:Claude Levi-Strauss
“Nature is a mirror in which I am reflected, because by rescuing this land from sad devastation [through recreating it in photographs], I am in fact trying to save myself from my own inner sadness.” TryingFactsMy OwnSadnessLandMirrorsPhotographDevastation Author:Mario Giacomelli
“So much of what we know, and what we think we know, about the land has first passed through someone's lens. The interesting thing is to make use of this history, not merely to be absorbed into it. For me, landscape photographs begin as the artifacts of personal moments. They get interesting when they become cultural commentary.” ThinkingKnowsFirstsMomentsUseInterestingLandPhotographLandscapeLensesInteresting ThingsCommentaryArtifacts Author:Mark Klett
“I am not much interested in discovering new territories to photograph. Instead, what I wish my pictures could do is lessen the distance one often feels when looking at landscape photographs... The longer I work, the more important it is to me to make photographs that tell my story as a participant, and not just an observer of the land.” FeelsImportantStoriesWishLandDistancePhotographLandscapeTerritoryDiscoveringObserversParticipantsNew Territory Author:Mark Klett
“You can't understand how strange it was to be a sculptor who exhibited photographs. (On exhibitions of his earthworks and land art pieces.)” ArtPiecesLandStrangePhotographSculptorsExhibitions Author:Dennis Oppenheim
“One day I went to the manager and I asked him whether his model was working and he said, "Well, haven't you seen how many customers we have in this store?" And yes indeed I had. I mean it was definitely attracting a lot of customers, even attracting tourist buses that would land up at this store and people would go through the store and marvel at all the options, even sometimes take photographs of the various aisles.” PeopleWellsMeanSaidSometimesLandHavensOne DayModelsPhotographVariousCustomersStoresManagersBusTouristsAisle Author:Sheena Iyengar
“You just can't win. Men have very recent land mines in their heads. Women have recorded conversations and photographs in their heads from 15 years ago.” MenYearsWinningLandMinesConversationYears AgoPhotographCan't Win Author:Denis Leary