Louise in the "kitchen" of our first camper.
I am an amateur photographer. The word "amateur" is derived from the Latin "amare" which means "to love." Since buying a cheap Instamatic camera in 1968 to make pictures of my newborn son, I have carried a camera with me most of the time and pointed it at what ever caught my interest. Including, of course, many pictures of my family. And although my career as a professional photographer spanned more than 50 years, I have always been an amateur. Photographing for the love of it.
I did my last paid gig in 2023 --- just three years ago yesterday. And although my mobility is limited these days I'm still looking for pictures.
One of the photographers I most admire is Elliott Erwitt, who made a substantial living through his photography for magazines, advertising, and annual reports in the US and around the world. Wherever he went, he always carried a small camera with him -- usually a Leica, with a 50mm lens and loaded with black and white film. His "snaps," as he called them, have filled more than 25 books.
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Sometimes
Erwitt's wit is very subtle,
and
sometimes it's like a slap in the face.
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I have always sought to photograph in the same spirit as Erwitt, but he is the master. He could walk around a block -- almost any block -- and come back with more good pictures than I could make in a year. But I love what I do. I'm an amateur.
If you like my pictures, visit my online gallery at https://davejenkins.pixels.com/
Signed copies of my book Backroads and Byways of Georgia
are available for $22.95 plus $4.95 shipping. My PayPal
address is djphoto@vol.com (which is also my email). Or you can mail a check to 8943
Wesley Place, Knoxville, TN 37922. Include your address and tell me how
you would like your book inscribed.
Text and photographs copyright David B. Jenkins and the Estate of Elliott Erwitt, 2026.
I post Monday, Wednesday, and Friday unless life gets in the way.
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