What Georgia O'Keeffe Taught Me About Looking Closer
Updated: Mar 17
Video from The Path of Bri
What Georgia O'Keeffe Taught Me About Looking Closer
"When most people think of Georgia O'Keeffe, they think of flowers.
Or bones against a desert sky.
But what if her real lesson wasn’t about subject at all…What if it was about focus?
In this video, we explore how O’Keeffe learned to eliminate the unnecessary — not just in her compositions, but in her life — and how that same philosophy applies to photography today.
Before chasing something new, maybe the answer is simpler:
Look closer.Remove the noise.Revisit what you’ve already captured.
She chased the curve of a cloud with a brush.Maybe this week, you chase a curve with a camera.
If this resonated with you, I’d love to know: Have you ever rediscovered an old image and seen it differently?" from the video introduction
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