William Bridges: Moments of Clarity

Photography, like all two-dimensional art forms, is accessible through a single sensory channel –  sight. One can feel music or touch sculpture, but one needs vision to interact with a photograph. Seeing is thus inextricably linked to photography, both before, during and after its creation. More generally, seeing is one of the most ubiquitous metaphors in our culture. To see is to know, to apprehend or to understand. But, when our seeing is obscured or our vision is clouded, we lack complete comprehension or insight. Only occasionally, do we see clearly. However, for many of us, these rare moments of unfiltered glimpses of reality, no matter how ephemeral, draw us into a closer connection with the world and life itself.

Image: William Bridges