9. Light and the Urban Landscape

The city is where I live, and over the years, it has offered a wealth of material for my photography. Living in a place that inspires me has proven to be good for my development as a photographer—had I relegated my shooting time to vacations and the occasional weekend trip to picturesque locales, I know I wouldn’t have grown as much.

To paraphrase the famous saying, “Familiarity breeds blindness.” The things that surround me every day—such as the tree in front of my house, the gas station at the corner, or the plants in my backyard—are things that I know exist but that I often don’t see. They’re on the periphery of my vision, while my mind is more fixated on the next thing I have to do or the next place I have to be.