I've posted a short clip that talks about the photography of Richard Avedon.  Certainly he's quite controversial, but that's not the reason I've posted it here.  In an effort to keep my work fresh, I like to hear what photographers and film makers think about when they work.   Can you capture a person's essence in an image?  Is that better done by capturing reality?  Or by creating an image?  Can you make captured moments beautiful?  One thing it seems the best photographers all share is a love of discovery.

(I first saw this video on the pixsylated blog )