we never just ‘see’…

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Spring Creek…Nikon D750    f/4.5   1/2,000    85mm   100 ISO

“…we never just ‘see’ something in the sense that a photographic plate receives rays of light.  In the real world we bring a lot of our selves to the party. And that means gaze alters what it finds.”

cited: Iain McGilchrist, The Master and his Emissary

4 thoughts on “we never just ‘see’…

  1. Great quote. It highlights the place where photography starts to get interesting and becomes more than just representing reality.

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