"I was driving at about 15 miles an hour, with my nose practically up against the windshield, looking for things to photograph. I was stopping every 100 yards and taking pictures—some industrial, some landscapes, some dead animals in the road. I didn't know what I was doing. I had no idea. And the people behind me were honking, thinking, 'What a crazy fruit bat, driving her car like an old woman'. Which of course, I am."
"She describes the book as "kind of a how-to book, or a how-I-did-it book—a don't-try-this-at-home book"."
""I think there are some fundamental truths in there," she says, lessons learned along the way."
A 74-year-old US photographer drove slowly through the Mississippi Delta using a small digital camera, stopping frequently to photograph landscapes, industrial sites, and roadkill. The work combines memoir and practical advice presented as a how-to or how-I-did-it guide with a cautionary tone. The material focuses on creative practice, obstacles that hinder art, and lessons learned across a long career. The photographer is known for large-format, mythic portraits and previously faced controversy over intimate images of her children, which prompted accusations of exploitation and public debate.
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