Audience Comes Last

Light & Thought

Rick Rubin said it best:  “Audience comes last.”
It feels backwards—but it’s not.
Trying to please makes the work quieter. 
Trying to be real makes it speak.
Create from your core, not from someone else’s expectations. 
The right people will feel it. 
Eventually. Naturally.
Let them come to you.  Not the other way around.

← Previous Post Next Post →

Three quiet moments that follow a similar thread.
Related reflections from the same space.
More thoughts that speak in the same tone.

Telling Stories with Images

We don’t always notice when it starts happening. But somewhere along the way, our photography begins to deepen. We stop capturing only what we see—and begin to feel what’s behind it. A story takes shape. Quietly. Almost on its own. This post isn’t about technique....

Through the Eyes of a Photographer

Since I first discovered photography in Croatia in 1976, it’s never really left me. Not for a day. It’s no longer just something I do. It’s how I see. A walk isn’t just a walk. Every shadow, every stranger, every corner becomes part of a frame— even when the camera...

She rested her head on the water.

She didn’t say much that day. And maybe she didn’t need to. The rock stood still. The water moved. And she found a place in between. I didn’t ask her to pose like that. She just… let go.