Message from Dov
Many years ago, my father introduced me to the magic of photography. He gave me my fist box camera when I was about 10 years old, and taught me all about taking pictures, developing negatives, and printing in the dark room. I have used many cameras since then: Kodak Brownie, Robot, Braun, Exacta, Leica, Rolleiflex, Olympus, Minolta, Casio, Canon and finally, a Nikon.
Moving in time, from the dark room age to the Photoshop age, I learned plenty of technical tricks on how to "improve" the images I took. But let's pause and think. What am I really doing? If the image has nothing inherently to say, no digital "bells & whistles" tricks will improve it!
I focus on the image I am taking, and the moment I am trying to freeze. In doing so, I am trying to follow the footsteps of the master photographer I admire, Andre Kertesz. This Hungarian born photographer never used any fancy cameras or digital equipment and still created masterpieces. He did not just see through his camera lens. He observed and captured with his lens.
So, what's next?
I will endeavor to make images from what my eyes observe. Hopefully, these images will tell you too their story.
January 2008
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