It's a touchy subject, but as a Southerner, you can't ignore our history any more than a Renaissance painter can ignore the Virgin Mary. And it's impossible to drive down a road or eat a vegetable or pass a church without being reminded of slavery. Sally Mann churchdriveeat share on social
Each time you take a good picture, you have the wonderful feeling of exhilaration... and almost instantly, the flip side. You have this terrible, terrible anxiety that you've just taken your last good picture. Sally Mann anxietyexhilarationfelt share on social
It's not a lack of confidence, because I can't argue with the fact that I've taken some good pictures. But it's just a raw fear that you've taken the last one. Sally Mann argueconfidencefact 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
Matte digital prints are gorgeous, don't you agree? But the glossy digital prints, I just can't stand that paper. Sally Mann agreedigitalglossy Change image and 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 just started taking pictures, and it was - it was an instant love affair. It was just ecstatic. Sally Mann affairecstaticinstant 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
I'm just the opposite of a lot of photographers who want everything to be really, really sharp. And they're always, you know, stopping it down to F64. Sally Mann f64lotopposite 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
