Mark power
- 1. EXPLORING PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE MARK POWER BY TASH AND FAYE
- 3. “I took a sketchbook with me, and a cheap £50 camera, and started taking pictures. When I came back, they were exhibited. It gave me that boost in my confidence to think, “Maybe I can do this”. I was a real rookie – and in those days I thought this was an advantage. I thought because I didn’t know what had happened in the past, photographically speaking, then I wouldn’t be influenced and could make my own work. Nowadays I see how nonsensical that is.”
- 4. “Don’t be afraid of being deeply influenced by others whose work you like because ultimately your own voice will come out. I often find myself trying to be Walker Evans, but it's impossible because I'm not Walker Evans, and I’m not working in ’30s America. I suppose I have a certain style, for want of a better word, but I’ve had to work to get there by borrowing from other people, understanding the history and not reinventing the wheel.”
- 5. “Patience is important. The history of photography is littered with people who were successful after one project and couldn‘t deal with the pressures that came with that. I’m a photographer because first and foremost I love what I do. Any success that might come along with that is wonderful, but it’s incidental.”
- 6. “It took me a long time to get to this point. I still don’t have any money because I plough it into new projects, but that’s what I want to spend my money on. That’s the attitude you need to have. You either do it properly or not at all, because if you do it half-heartedly you won’t have success or at least it won’t last – you’ve got to want it right to the core of your bones.”
- 12. THE SHIPPING FORECAST 1993 - 1996
- 14. “Intangible and mysterious, familiar yet obscure, the shipping forecast is broadcast four times daily on BBC Radio 4. For those at, or about to put to sea, the forecast may mean the difference between life and death.”