A photograph is a statement made by the artist. It encapsulates an individual reaction to a place, a person, or a thing encountered in the world. Once sent into the world, the photograph becomes a link between the maker and the usually unseen viewer, who makes it their own. The power of photography lies in that transformative moment.
Thirty years as a museum educator at the National Gallery of Art kept me in constant contact with the work of great photographers.  One of the first… more