Watson's Landscapes

STATEMENT

Imagine a world with no visual information. A world void of pictures, a world where communication is restricted to speech and the written word. Imagine this and the power, indeed miracle, of photography becomes apparent. A tiny fraction of a second, captured, frozen and preserved for the enjoyment of many. As a photographer I am privileged to have the opportunity to harness and share this power. Every photograph we look at is the result of a trinity consisting of light, land and photographer. As the photographer my role is to bring together the light and land in a way which transcends the boundaries of visual awareness. This leap across the threshold, the crossing from the seen to the unseen, is, I believe, the essence of photography. It is the essence of my photography. It is the nature of my art. Peter Watson

Publishing Date 2007 / 05 / 24