"I believe in the good of people"

Yesterday, Adam Hinton came to the AUCB as a guest speaker. He explained his work and told us a bit about the industry.
It was obvious that he was mainly interested in the documentary genre yet he put that interest into the commercial world and managed to survive as a photographer.

He says: 
"I believe in the good of people. Wherever I have travelled, the people I have met and stayed with have been welcoming and open. Even in the most dire situations, when almost everything seems negative, I find myself photographing the positives." 
And that is what I like about his personal work.

I was also impressed by the quality of his videos. He showed us 'Shanghai' and 'Indonesia' and I thought they were simple but powerful, which is why I like them, also combined with the fact that they do tell a story. Unfortunately, I can't download the video so I can't attach it here but here's the link to the whole lot:
http://www.adamhinton.net/film

You know when, you don't know?

I don't know why I am awake right now at 8 o'clock in the morning -especially having been out yesterday night till about half 3. But I kind of woke up, and didn't want to go back to sleep. Who knows, maybe after this post... But right now, I'm watching people wake up and start their day as the sunlight starts to reflect on buildings.
You know when you don't know, why something inspires you?
Today, the sunrise inspired me.

This is what the world looks like this morning, outside my window...

And this is what my world looked like this morning.

"I have to tell all my friends, my son is famous!"

I've been hearing a lot about Phillip Toledano's Photo Journal covering his ageing father's last years, but I had not seen it untill two days ago. Two days ago, I found the link on the internet and went on the website to have a look.
http://www.dayswithmyfather.com/#/1.
It consisted of a series of amazing photographs and text -both telling about their relationship, his father's personality and life in a story kind of way.

I was so inspired by its honesty and innocence. It was just so touching.

I wanted to express my admiration. So, I emailed Mr Toledano, thinking that there is only a tiny chance of him ever reading it -let alone replying. Yet, he did. 

It might have been one of his assistants, but the voice inside me says it was him.

Maybe it wasn't even a big deal, but my happiness to realise that there are brilliant photographers out there, who aren't too arrogant to be answering admirers, was inexpressible.

And that is how I started looking up to Phillip Toledano.