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Di gi t alExcel l ence Jul y 2022 Vol .9
Y ea r sa go, whenwewer ef i r s tpl a nni ngoutt hi sma ga z i ne , wec ons i der edi nc l udi ngc a mer ai nf owi t hea c hpubl i s hed phot o— t hek i ndofc a mer a , t hel ensus ed, t hes et t i ngs . Andt oa ne x t ent , I s uppos et ha tc oul dbei nt er es t i ngt o s ome . I nt heendwedec i deda ga i ns ti t , howev er , a ndma i nl yf or oner ea s on: l t ha ti nf or ma t i ons eemedac umber s ome( a nd Al ul t i ma t el yunnec es s a r y ) di s t r a c t i on, a ni nt r us i ononwha t wef el ts houl dbemor eofapur el ya es t het i ce x per i enc e . Y ea r sf ur t heronnow, I s t i l l t hi nkwema det her i ght dec i s i on. a us ewha tI hopey ouwi l l t a k ef r om t hi sma ga z i nei s Bec nots omek i ndofi nt el l ec t ua l phot ogr a phyl es s on, butt he i ns pi r a t i ont ogooutt her ey our s el f— wi t hwha t ev er c a mer ay ouha v ea ndwha t ev erl ensy ouwa ntt oputoni t —a ndf i nds omet hi ngt ha tc a pt i v a t esy ou, f i r esy ouup, a ndget sy oue x c i t eda boutphot ogr a phya ga i n. nt heendi tma t t er sl i t t l ewha tc a mer a sourAWAKE I phot ogr a pher ss hootwi t horev enhowt heywor kt hem. Wha tma t t er smor ei sev er y t hi ngt ha tgoesi nt ot hemi x bef or et hec a mer ai sev enl i f t edt ot heey e. . .
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