“It was along a Kentucky Highway that I was prompted to stop and consider making a photograph of a stand of trees gracing the hillside that more than intrigued me. An inner feeling like “deja vu” convinced me to stop along the road to ponder what was before me and might soon be focused on my camera’s ground glass.
Having one’s attention sharply taken by a simple scene can give a state of inner quiet that helps in understanding more deeply the nature of such an encounter. I had the realization that I had seen, in exact detail this very landscape in one of my dreams prior to physically arriving at this seemingly predetermined place. Time and space had been patiently awaiting my arrival to create a photograph of the world in between. A nebulous and elusive dream space had found it’s way into the solid light of day”
~ Paul Caponigro
We all have dreams but very few of us have the ability and talent and technical skill to transfer them on to a piece of paper that becomes a sublime work of art that is timeless. Bravo Paul. That is why he is one of the all time great American photographers, an extraordinary pianist and a deep feeling human being. It is an honor to know and collaborate with him. Now in his 90’s but still an inspiring creative force.
