Just as there is no substitute for original works of art, there is no substitute for the world of direct sensual experience.
Paul MellonRead
I'm a photographer, period. I love photography, the immediacy of it. I like the craft, the idea of saying 'I'm a photographer.'
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes a passionate commitment to photography as both an art form and a self-identity.
David Lachapelle expresses a deep love and immediate connection to photography, highlighting that being a photographer is not just a profession but a fundamental part of his identity. He values the craft of photography, portraying it as a powerful means of self-expression and creativity.
In practice
In a photography workshop to inspire students about their passion for photography.
Just as there is no substitute for original works of art, there is no substitute for the world of direct sensual experience.
If it's a good work of adaptation, the book should remain a book and the film should remain a film, and you should not necessarily read the book to see the film. If you do need that, then that means that it's a failure. That is what I think.
I've never liked the word 'celebrity.' I like to photograph people who are good at what they do.
But music seems to me to be the most closely identified with my soul. I mean, I feel that itβs the best for me. It just gets into the bloodstream so quickly, for no reason at all. You can close your heart, and you can sleep even with your eyes closed, but you can never close your ears.
Whenever I start writing, I try to put together songs that feed the feeling of the movie.
Jiro Ono serves Edo-style traditional sushi, the same 20 or 30 pieces he's been making his whole life, and he's still unsatisfied with the quality and every day wakes up and trains to make the best. And that is as close to a religious experience in food as one is likely to get.
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