Journal · field notes
It is slow, the dynamic range is laughable next to a drum scan, and the file sizes are punishing. I keep doing it for one reason — the imperfections force me to be honest about what the picture actually is. A short essay.
A long letter to my editor at Akademinė about why the book will be 96 pages and not 240, why most of the strong frames come from the back of trains rather than the front, and why I refused the four-page interactive pitch from a tabloid.
Sixteen images from the Lelija series. The seamstresses got a six-page foldout. The editor cut my favourite frame, which was correct.
I get the email roughly twice a week. The answer is no, and these are the reasons.