Photography is an investigation of both the outer and the inner worlds. The first experiences with the camera involve looking at the world beyond the lens, trusting the instrument will 'capture' something 'seen'. The terms shoot and take are not accidental; they represent an attitude of conquest and appropriation. Only when the photographer grows into perception and creative impulse does the term make define a condition of empathy between the external and the internal events (Ansel Adams)

Ansel Adams in 1930 had been training to become a concert pianist while considering a career as a photographer. He decided, after seeing the photographs by Paul Strand, that "the camera, not the piano, would shape [his] destiny". His mother and aunt both pleaded, "Do not give up the piano! The camera cannot express the human soul!" To which Adams replied: "The camera cannot, but the photographer can”

Friday, March 23, 2012

Festimatge 2012

Foto-Film Calella is preparing the 7th edition of FESTIMATGE. The Festival is taking place from April 1st to April 29th in Calella. Once again, The Festival is unique in its class as it is the only one in Spain that embraces both Photography and Cinema. A world of imagery which is also including the old 9.5 mm format