Jay Maisel
[Photographer, b. 1931, Brooklyn, New York, lives in New York.]
I take pictures, and they are there for the taking. I’ll tell you a quote that I have always thought about. Arthur Miller said, “I try to create the poem from the evidence.”
If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you’re not out there, you’ll only hear about it.
... there’s one of the great lies of all times, that computers save time. They don’t. They’re time suckers. So, I’m trying not to get involved in the Photoshop.
If you’re just going to meet consumer or clients’ demands, you might as well be a plumber—the work will be more frequently available.
