Sunday Edition: Owen Davies
PHOTOSNACK #462
Every Sunday, I contact photographers previously featured on PHOTOSNACK and ask them to send me their spontaneous thoughts, observations, reflections, or advice.
Today, I am sharing the message I received from Owen Davies.
Owen Davies
Recently, I’ve been learning to trust my intuition more when it comes to creating images. I’m trying not to question why I’m taking a photograph of something when I feel compelled to raise the camera to my eye and press the shutter.
I’ve been making visual work in some capacity or other for nearly 15 years now, so I’d like to think I have developed a good sense for an image. If my brain is telling me to take a photo in the moment, I’m taking it as a sign that there’s something there, even if I’m not entirely sure what it is yet!
It’s not exactly ground-breaking advice I know, but it’s really helped me creatively and has led to making work I might well have otherwise not have explored.
Owen Davies was featured in PHOTOSNACK #421.
Sunday Editions connect you with photographers whose work you previously explored through PHOTOSNACK.
I want to reveal some authentic parts of the people behind the cameras.
I don't ask them any specific questions. I ask them to share whatever comes to mind when they think about YOU, the newsletter readers.
It makes their responses genuine and personal.
I hope you enjoyed today's Sunday Edition.
Until next time,
Tomasz
This advice from Owen is just the reassurance I needed! I had a wonderful morning studying his work and learning about the fascinating history of the Mission 66 program. I immediately recognized that some of the National Park visitor centers in my area of Virginia were a part of this project, too! I wrote a post this morning to thank both Tomaz and Owen - https://donnamhopkins.com/notebook/2025/2/9/todays-history-lesson