Literature

“After a time you don’t want to have any photographic influence. It’s ok to be influenced by writers, poets, people in other fields, but not okay to be influenced by other photographers.”~ George Tice “The photograph is a record of it having existed.“~ George Tice George has always marched to the beat of his own drum which is what has made him one of the great American photographers. You can always tell one of his photographs. His work always looks or points to a larger force at work beyond what they contain within their frame such as this one which I always call “The Last Picture Show”.You are invited to linger with his images. They are not a quick read. We are invited to stay with them and to revisit them again and again. I always see something new each time. That is why they have sustained their interest for me after so many years.He has taught me to understand America more deeply. Those of us who grew up when a visit to a small favorite single screen local cinema was almost a sacred experience revel in the nostalgia this image evokes. It could easily be titled "The Last Picture Show”.