Memory from the Sugarmountain: 11 years ago I visited NYC, and was lucky enough to be able to attend a panel discussion coinciding with the release of a film about street photography, “Everybody Street”.
On the panel: Joel Meyerowitz, the filmmaker (Sheryl Dunn per the screen) and a host/interviewer I guess that I can’t remember the name of.
Film excerpt: https://youtu.be/hGyydkPwUMc
That, I think, is the way composing on the fly works. Something appears, you have a gut response, and then your mind comes into play -- should I or shouldn't I? When that happens I think you should.
Essay: "My favorite photobook: 'Cape Light' by Joel Meyerowitz"
https://diasp.org/posts/97e40270c1bb013b26da002590c0bfb8
“Dairy Land” from “Cape Light” by Joel Meyerowitz. Taken in Provincetown, MA, USA (1976)
My favorite photobook: "Cape Light" by Joel Meyerowitz "Dairy Land" from "Cape Light" by Joel Meyerowitz https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/180102115650-joel-meyerowitz-15-dairy-land-provincetown-massachusetts-1976.jpg?q=w_3157,h_2500,x_0,y_0,c_fill/w_1280 "Dairy Land" from "Cape Light" by Joel Meyerowitz. Taken in Provincetown, MA, USA (1976) To me a special photo book of a special time and special place long lost in the past. Images taken in Lower Cape Cod in 1976 and 1977 using a vintage 8 x 10 Deardoff view camera (https://www.phaidon.com/agenda/photography/articles/2016/january/04/the-camera-that-captured-cape-cod-light/) that, with tripod, weighed about 40 pounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58adfb9237c581abe8c7e5fb/1514998264763-Y7J7RZ1S2YOKD5H2MIYG/07_Neg_0433_FinalForAperture.jpg?format=1000w https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58adfb9237c581abe8c7e5fb/1514998271749-QT6VWTVCMAMWCXDUQ3YF/009.+Neg_0593.jpg?format=1000w https://images....