Desmond Cannon

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“A man is a success if he gets up in the morning & gets to bed at night, & in between does what he wants to do”
Bob Dylan 1935 to present

Every time I’m either with my family or friends, or here, I feel like a success…

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Some thoughts…

This Photography thing?

Sam Beckett put it better than I ever could…

Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Sometimes though, there are those rare & precious moments when you somehow manage to find yourself in the right place at the right time in the right light, with camera in hand, & with the presence of mind to actually (almost) get it right.

Sweet Serendipity…it drives me to strive for perfection. I’ll never attain it, but it’s a singular joy trying…

Unexpected til we came & saw it
Unbelievable as soon as seen
Hit the mark despite not aiming for it
Is’nt that how things have always been?

Bertolt Brecht

I live for those rare moments…wait patiently for them.

Here are some more words I’d like to share with you for the simple reason that I love them…

If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs. And maybe your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery, isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance. Of how much you really want to do it. And you’ll do it, despite rejection in the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you’re going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods. And the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It’s the only good fight there is.

Charles Bukowski
(1920 – 1994)