Blood everywhere

Heroes? Oh, Nan Goldin, for sure. But also Annie Leibovitz. Sally Mann. Edward Weston. And for his sheer guts, Robert Capa. A special mention for the late Robert Mapplethorpe, whose pictures of Patti Smith were the pictures that started my interest in photography as art, way back in 1975. I later stayed at the Chelsea Hotel, exactly where those pics were taken - that blew my mind, One picture here was taken from my room in The Chelsea Hotel - exactly what Patti would have seen looking at out the window. I keep my work fresh by keeping my eyes open. That is sometimes a struggle, but it is always worth it. There is so much to see in the world.

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