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The Story Behind Dana Stirling's Butterfly 
Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 4/28/25 Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 4/28/25

The Story Behind Dana Stirling's Butterfly 

The most powerful self-portraits don’t include people. Sometimes, it takes something fragile to speak for us. A butterfly, perfectly still. A hand that doesn’t move. A photo that feels like holding your breath. Story Behind The Photograph

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‘Why Am I Sad’: Dana Stirling’s Poetic Exploration of Loneliness and Resilience
Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 4/21/25 Photography Book Spotlight Martin Kaninsky 4/21/25

‘Why Am I Sad’: Dana Stirling’s Poetic Exploration of Loneliness and Resilience

Can photography make sense of emotions words fail to capture Dana Stirling’s Why Am I Sad tries to answer this question by using beautiful and emotional photographs. Her work shows sadness and resilience in a way that everyone can understand, even without words. Photography Book Spotlight

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Louis Stettner

“I have never been interested in photographs based solely on aesthetics, divorced from reality. I also doubt very much whether this is possible.”

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Louis Faurer

“I have an intense desire to record life as I see it, as I feel it.”

Jan Groover
Jan Groover

“Formalism is everything.”

Sam Haskins
Sam Haskins

“All too frequently the amateur will purchase a fine modern camera and proceed to use it for making the most elementary simple snapshots. This surely is like playing ‘Chopsticks’ on a concert grand piano.”

Lee Friedlander
Lee Friedlander

"Photography is like fishing. You go out, and sometimes you catch something."


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