last night, i watched this documentary...

i've loved sally mann, from pretty much day one, of photography. i love her even more, since seeing her documentary. she's truly such an amazing artist. she makes no excuses. she photographs what she loves. what she is deeply connected to. what she is passionate about. her children. her husband. her animals. her land. and yes, death.

there was a time when i worried about what others thought about my work. but more and more every day, i feel that the work that i produce is unapologetically me. you can take it or leave it. but i'm passionate and proud of what i do and the photographs that i produce.

i almost ditched the above images. i'm beyond thankful i didn't!!

i woke up to foggy windows. couldn't stop thinking about them. hours went by. i looked and still foggy. the moment was not only there, it remained. so i asked sky if she'd do just a couple photos with me --

it will be fast. i promise. you can stay inside. you just have to look out the window.

so i shot a few photos. maybe a minute. five frames at the max. and thought, oh well...i guess my creative spirit wasn't with me today. i was so frustrated that i almost deleted the photos right then and there. but i didn't; i put my camera back in my bag. a few days went by and i thought about formatting my card (deleting the above images) but didn't. i uploaded them today and well...i LOVE the above photos of sky. they are...unapologetically me.

p.s. i wonder if sally mann would allow me photograph her family? maybe one day, i could knock on her door and ask her. not sure how i'd find her house. who knows...maybe someday, somehow.

goodness, i love sally mann. always have. always will.