Forgetting

I finally visited 'Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Art and Photography of Paris' at the Art Institute of Chicago last week. Seeing these photos was a great reminder to stop editing, stop saying to myself "no, that's not quite right... don't shoot that... that won't work" and just trust my eyes and proceed on instinct.

When I left the exhibit and got outside on the street there were images everywhere. I've had this experience so many times before that it shouldn't be a surprise, but the truth always seems surprising. I think one of defining aspects of humanity is that we constantly forget the things we learn. At least I know that I do.

We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
– T.S. Eliot, LITTLE GIDDING (No. 4 of 'Four Quartets')