“The lover of photography is fascinated both by the instant and by the past. The moment captured in the image is of near-zero duration and located in an ever-receding ‘then’. At the same time, the spectator’s ‘now’, the moment of looking at the image, has no fixed duration. It can be extended as long as fascination lasts and endlessly repeated as long as curiosity returns.” (Peter Wollen, “Fire and Ice” in
Love this story. As a dealer of vernacular photography, there are several people who collect torn and damaged photos. There is a whole subset of wallet photo collectors.
Like always...love it
Another gem, Amy! Thanks for sharing this lovely, thoughtful little story.
Love this story. As a dealer of vernacular photography, there are several people who collect torn and damaged photos. There is a whole subset of wallet photo collectors.