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Books as a source of inspiration

Books as a source of inspiration

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Books as a source of inspiration

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- Story ideas can come from anywhere, but when I'm looking for inspiration, I often don't have to go very far because I have, on my bookshelves, kind of an extensive collection of photographic books that I've been collecting over the years, and when you look at a photographic book, generally, you're looking at the work of a photographer. Kind of the best work of a photographer. Sometimes it's retrospective. It's the best from that photographer's entire shooting life, or sometimes it's a specific project where looking at a book gives you kind of rare entree into the psyche of that photographer. You get to see which images he or she chose. The order and sequencing. Which pictures were big. There's a lot to be gleamed and inspired. A lot of inspiration to be gleamed by looking at photo books. That's one of the things that I do, and I recommend to you too. There are big book stores. Here's a picture of a bookstore that I've been to in Japan. Maybe one of the best places to seek out…

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