“We don’t see the things as they are, we see them as we are.” Anais Nin I hope this post makes you remember the first time you had an idea. Come on now, don’t roll your eyes yet. Creatives are odd in quite a few ways. But, perhaps the strangest is how they search forContinue reading “Creativity. And now for something completely unexpected.”
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The soft, silence of Tokyo.
“Living right in the heart of Tokyo itself is quite like living in the mountains – in the midst of so many people, one hardly sees anyone.” Yūko Tsushima Imagine you are in a city of close to 15 million people. You are walking down a large street. It is a lot like 5th AvenueContinue reading “The soft, silence of Tokyo.”
I don’t care if you read this.
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” William Bruce Cameron I couldn’t buy a camera for about twenty years. I was a photographer when I was younger. I had done everything from being a photo-journalist in the townships of South Africa as apartheid ended, fashion shoots and portraiture forContinue reading “I don’t care if you read this.”
11 seconds with Madiba
I met Nelson Mandela twice. Each time it was fleeting but those 11 seconds have stayed with me. The second time was about 4 seconds long and we were completely alone. I was working at an agency called TBWA Gavin Reddy in Houghton in Johannesburg. Houghton was the suburb where Mandela lived. I was walkingContinue reading “11 seconds with Madiba”
It’s the cracks that let the light in.
I shot this photograph 20 years ago on Rockey Street in Johannesburg. It’s an important photograph for me because it represents my philosophy on creativity. Creativity is a very strange process. It involves having a vision that you completely believe in and would defend to the hilt. It also involves having the ability to throwContinue reading “It’s the cracks that let the light in.”
Damon's Brain 