NEEDING BEAUTY

I take photographs out of necessity you might say. It puts balance into my life, teaches me things about people, about life , about myself, I might not have known before i pressed click. I'm very close emotionally to my subjects , I think this intimacy, authenticity, is very important to life. Though we all need beauty don't we? I mean in the deep sense of the word.It can elevate us. It can bring the best out of us. i can hear it in your spirit. Though as Debussy understood-a work of art ,or an effort to create beauty can often be regarded by some people as a personal attack.