minusmanhattan: Felix, Gladys, and Rover. New York. 1974. By Elliott Erwitt. Great interview with photographer Elliott Erwitt in The New York Times. Members of his family conducted the interview and I particularly liked what he had to say on the state of photography in the digital world: Everybody is a photographer and that’s going to continue to be. It’s very seductive. But by the same token, everybody who has pencil is not necessarily a fine writer. It doesn’t mean you really have to know that much to get a picture. I mean, photography is not brain surgery. It’s not that complicated. It’s easier now than it was before, but before it wasn’t that hard. It was reasonably easy. It’s not the ease; it’s what you do and how you do it and how you construct your life and your vision.

minusmanhattan:

Felix, Gladys, and Rover. New York. 1974. By Elliott Erwitt.

Great interview with photographer Elliott Erwitt in The New York Times. Members of his family conducted the interview and I particularly liked what he had to say on the state of photography in the digital world:

Everybody is a photographer and that’s going to continue to be. It’s very seductive. But by the same token, everybody who has pencil is not necessarily a fine writer. It doesn’t mean you really have to know that much to get a picture. I mean, photography is not brain surgery. It’s not that complicated. It’s easier now than it was before, but before it wasn’t that hard. It was reasonably easy. It’s not the ease; it’s what you do and how you do it and how you construct your life and your vision.