Patrick Simons

War and Photography

Written accounts of war go back centuries. Artists and poets have long romanticized war. Photography tells the truth, at least it did until the advent of digital. Unlike the older mediums, photography has profoundly impacted the public perception of war. It was photography that first brought the grim realities of war to the home front. It is unlikely any aspect of human endeavor has been photographed more extensively than warfare. ... (posted by Patrick 2 years 185 days ago.)

Flower Power

One would think a photographer with over six hundred flower pictures in his catalog would actually know something about flowers. Alas, this is not the case with me. I recognize common blooms, but I'm completely lost when it comes to anything exotic. I've thought a great deal about what it is that keeps me photographing flowers. After researching this article, I concluded people are attracted to flowers for many of the same reasons birds... (posted by Patrick 2 years 189 days ago.)

Some Thoughts On Barns

From the colonial era, to the industrial revolution, America was mostly rural America . Nothing symbolized this period more than did the great American barn. This image endures, even as we enter the twenty-first century. From New England , the south, the Midwest , the Great Plains and the far west, the barns of rural America a (posted by Patrick 3 years 132 days ago.)

The Power Of Black And White

In sterile, dictionary language, photography might be defined as, "the process, of recording visual images", or words to that effect. I didn't actually look up the definition, but you get the idea. In any event, rigid definitions don't exist when you're talking about art. Which is the superior medium, color or black and white, film or digital are subjective questions, without definative answers. What works in one situation... (posted by Patrick 3 years 132 days ago.)