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The new blog is much different than this one. But that is the point. It is meant to be completely different. Where this blog is full of narrative and mostly interesting and useful information, Curious with a Camera has almost none. Just photos that I have made that really don’t fit well in this blog and just a few descriptive words.
One of the reasons I created it is that I see my photography going in a different direction in the future. I'll write more about that in the next few weeks.
Here is how I describe the new blog (from the blog site itself):
“I’m curious. I have a camera. I take pictures. Here you’ll find some of what I see. Photography without an agenda.
I’ve been making photographs for more than half a century, but these photographs come from a different place than what I usually photograph. These come from my alter ego. I’m no longer trying to create beautiful landscapes or memorable images of nature or even looking for the perfect shot. I’m not working toward a particular photographic goal. There is no agenda. I wander around. I look. I notice things. When something that makes me stop, wonder, smile, look twice or simply see the world a little differently, I raise my camera and make a photograph. It doesn’t matter which camera or which lens. It doesn’t matter which subject. What matters is curiosity and keeping my eyes open. I believe photographs are everywhere and that some of the best ones are hiding in plain sight.
The photographs here live somewhere between snapshots and fine art—somewhere between William Eggleston and your neighbor’s kid who got a camera for his birthday. Just never compare me to Eggleston. They are not intended to document a place or illustrate a story as much as they are intended to show the world as I happen to see it. They are personal observations—things that caught my eye, moments that made me curious, and ordinary things that for a moment seemed anything but ordinary.
I feel there is always another day, another place and another photograph to be made. I hope that when you look at these photographs, you see something of my way of seeing, but perhaps more importantly, that they cause you to look at your own world a little differently. I hope these photographs don't simply show you what I saw. I hope they make you curious about what you might see if you slow down and look. That’s the key. Remember to not only look, but see.”
Join me over at my website, www.dennismook.com .
Thanks for looking. Enjoy!
Dennis A. Mook
All content on this blog is © 2013-2026 Dennis A. Mook. All Rights Reserved. Feel free to point to this blog from your website with full attribution. Permission may be granted for commercial use. Please contact Mr. Mook to discuss permission to reproduce the blog posts and/or images.
“I’m curious. I have a camera. I take pictures. Here you’ll find some of what I see. Photography without an agenda.
I’ve been making photographs for more than half a century, but these photographs come from a different place than what I usually photograph. These come from my alter ego. I’m no longer trying to create beautiful landscapes or memorable images of nature or even looking for the perfect shot. I’m not working toward a particular photographic goal. There is no agenda. I wander around. I look. I notice things. When something that makes me stop, wonder, smile, look twice or simply see the world a little differently, I raise my camera and make a photograph. It doesn’t matter which camera or which lens. It doesn’t matter which subject. What matters is curiosity and keeping my eyes open. I believe photographs are everywhere and that some of the best ones are hiding in plain sight.
The photographs here live somewhere between snapshots and fine art—somewhere between William Eggleston and your neighbor’s kid who got a camera for his birthday. Just never compare me to Eggleston. They are not intended to document a place or illustrate a story as much as they are intended to show the world as I happen to see it. They are personal observations—things that caught my eye, moments that made me curious, and ordinary things that for a moment seemed anything but ordinary.
I feel there is always another day, another place and another photograph to be made. I hope that when you look at these photographs, you see something of my way of seeing, but perhaps more importantly, that they cause you to look at your own world a little differently. I hope these photographs don't simply show you what I saw. I hope they make you curious about what you might see if you slow down and look. That’s the key. Remember to not only look, but see.”
If you are interested in looking at different kinds of photos that I make, please give it a look. If not, that’s okay as well. I started it for different reasons than this blog and whether or not it gains an audience does not matter. It is a way of expressing myself and sharing the world as I see it. Like my photographs, I created it for my own satisfaction, not to please anyone else. In fact, I probably won’t mention it again here. Then, again, I might. Who knows? Lol.
Join me over at my website, www.dennismook.com .
Thanks for looking. Enjoy!
Dennis A. Mook
All content on this blog is © 2013-2026 Dennis A. Mook. All Rights Reserved. Feel free to point to this blog from your website with full attribution. Permission may be granted for commercial use. Please contact Mr. Mook to discuss permission to reproduce the blog posts and/or images.
Thank you for telling readers of this blog about the other website. There are some very good photos over there, and it's quite distinct from this site. I've added it to my bookmarks.
ReplyDeleteThank you. ~Dennis
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