longmuir – fine art photography

Where to begin?

Paris, Texas - it captivated me as a teenager and introduced me to Ry Cooder's music. Wow.

Wings of Desire - how can a black and white modern movie about German angels observing people have held my fascination over the years? That scene in the library, where the subtle act of watching the collective mind of humanity humming along. Meditative. That desire and the colour of life is only available to humans. Intriguing. That even beings who observe the world in great detail will struggle at living within it.

And then, at the brilliant Strand Bookstore I came across Once, his travel/photo diary - not a typical collection of images about a travel through America that a regular visitor might take with their family and friends. Even if someone ripped out all the photos from the pages, photographers will benefit from this book just by reading his preface poem "TO SHOOT PICTURES..." which he ends by telling us a photobook can become a storybook, "if you just listen to your eyes."