I try and take the commonplace - and some of it is writ large, like death - take the commonplace and make it universally resonant, revelatory, and beautiful at the same time. Sally Mann beautifulcommonplacedeath Change image and share on social
I'd park myself in the bookstore and read with one eye on everyone coming in. I remember reading a Robert Bly book of poetry. Sally Mann blybookbookstore Change image and share on social
I was just taking pictures to see what they looked like. Just for the fun of it. It wasn't about anything in some cases. Some of them were just about the joy of opening up an aperture and seeing what shows up. Sally Mann aperturecasefun share on social
I have no animus toward digital, though I still pretty much take everything on a silver-based negative, either a wet plate or just regular silver 8x10. But I've started messing a little bit with scanning the negative and then reworking it just slightly. Sally Mann 8x10animusbase share on social
I'm the weird person who completely loved and devoured 'Middlemarch' but who has not finished far shorter and more readable books due to distraction or the fact that by some miracle I am sleeping through the night. Sally Mann bookcompletelydevour share on social
Though I made my share of mistakes, as all parents do, I was devoted to my kids. I walked them to school every morning and walked back to pick them up at 3. Sally Mann backdevotekid Change image and share on social
You start blocking out things, and that's a really important part of taking a picture is the ability to isolate what you're - what you're concentrating on. Sally Mann abilityblockconcentrate Change image and share on social
Don't get between me and a really good picture in the darkroom, because then I want to go straight to the darkroom and develop it. But once that's done, I'm fine. Sally Mann darkroomdevelopfine Change image and share on social
I have a vivid, apocalyptic imagination. Sally Mann apocalypticimaginationvivid Change image and share on social
Weeks go by, and I don't talk to another living soul. Sally Mann livesoultalk Change image and share on social
