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I. Shadows come across Leaves fluttered in silence Night falls the earth is chequered And we are living tokens II. Can you see that black bird high in the branches? Its broken wings are now healed, b…

The big misunderstanding of the 1990s was people thinking that in photography it’s all about “anything goes,” people snapping snapshots. As if taking lots of pictures is interesting as an activity it…