Eighty-Sixed in LA
“Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.” Frank Lloyd Wright The underbelly of Los Angeles is a complex and multi-faceted aspect of
Author: Lance Shields
Following the Coast
“This then: to photograph a rock, have it look like a rock, but be more than a rock.” Edward Weston “Happiness consists in realising it is all a great strange
Nothing with a Name
“What makes anything worthy or unworthy of being photographed? For now, one of my mantras is: If it has an obvious name, don’t photograph it.” Mike Slack, quote from Photo
A Walk in Point Reyes
“Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.” Henry David Thoreau I
Soul of America
“Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?” Jack Kerouac Night is falling on the city streets. Shadows grow in the corners. Stores are shuttered and the
Oregon Coast
“Oregon is an inspiration. Whether you come to it, or are born to it, you become entranced by our state’s beauty, the opportunity she affords, and the independent spirit of
San Francisco Up Close
By accident, you put / Your money in my / Machine (#4) / By accident, I put / My money in another / Machine (#6) / On purpose, I put
Return to Tokyo
“I tried taking pictures, but they were so mediocre. I guess every girl goes through a photography phase. You know, horses … taking pictures of your feet.” Charlotte, from movie
Painted in Kyoto Light
I hadn’t been to Kyoto, my favorite city, for several years. Most of all I missed the light of Kyoto that paints the river, trees, temples, and streets with a
Ojai Garden
I recently spent a wonderful long Easter weekend at a friend’s house in Ojai, CA which has the most amazing garden. I prefer not to shoot the sort of nature