“Everything I’ve photographed exists regardless of me, my role is only to be receptive. The most important thing is the luck. Behind every good image there is the good luck too. Sometimes when you are in the right place in the right moment, you’ll feel that the image is a gift and even that doesn’t matter who is behind the camera."
~ Pentti Sammallahti
Of course, Pentti is correct. Luck often plays its part in the making of a remarkable photograph. But luck alone is never enough. What truly matters is the eye behind the lens—the talent, the vision, the years of experience that allow a photographer to recognize the moment when fortune smiles. It is this ability to seize the fleeting instant, to transform chance into art, that separates the ordinary snapshot from the unforgettable image.
