I have a hunch that our obsession with photography arises from an unspoken pessimism; it is our nature to believe the good things will not last... But photos provide a false sense of security> like our flawed memory, they are guaranteed to fade.... We take photographs in order to remember, but it is in the nature of a photograph to forget.


The Year of Fog (ed. Delacorte Press, 2007) - ISBN: 9780440336556


I have a hunch that our obsession with photography arises from an unspoken pessimism; it is our nature to believe the good things will not last......

I have a hunch that our obsession with photography arises from an unspoken pessimism; it is our nature to believe the good things will not last......

I have a hunch that our obsession with photography arises from an unspoken pessimism; it is our nature to believe the good things will not last......

I have a hunch that our obsession with photography arises from an unspoken pessimism; it is our nature to believe the good things will not last......