Tim Soter… blog.

Personally, this is one of the most important photographs I’ve ever made.  I took this eight years ago at a moment (and I really mean an instant) when I realized that I was indeed an adult, responsible for the direction and scope of my life.  As a disclaimer, it’s not like I was into anything nefarious or even irresponsible at that time.  I was just realizing how much (or little) control we have and what it all boils down to.  We are our own entities.  Happiness lies within.

I met several people this weekend that added to my understanding of this, reconfirming what I knew, each individual with a presence as thick as a book.  How does this relate to photography?

Photography is one of the few mediums where you can quickly make something and then feed it back to yourself.  I don’t need this photo nearly as much for guidance or reference anymore, but it’s still helpful.  And there’s nothing on the market that I could buy that would match it, for that specific type of potency.