RULES ARE BORING

Let’s start with this: a photograph does not have to place the subject dead center. It does not have to obey every so-called rule. You can shoot into the light, in the shadows, through glare, through haze. Something in the frame should feel alive — a gesture, a breath, a tension, a fleeting moment. Perfection is overrated; presence is not. Sometimes the strongest images are the ones that dare to be imperfect, unexpected, and honest.