The decisive moment.

I like to think that ability to 'see' and be aware of the situation determines our creative capacity.For it is impossible to contribute creatively to a problem we haven't perceived or considered in total. Composing a photo is an apt metaphor for this process. There must be foresight. You must anticipate how the elements of the photo come together. You must be ready and appreciative in the moment. You must retain your freshness for the unexpected; yet you must bring your experience, knowledge and well rehearsed routines to the fore. You must look beyond the concrete and explore the situation in all its dynamism, potential and meaning.

The title of this blog is proudly lifted from the writings of the photojournalist and artist, Henri Cartier-Bresson. There is tension in the decisive moment- you can never really capture the present, but it's all we've got. In photography, Cartier-Bresson explored the moment in its true depth of meaning.

"There is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera. That is the moment the photographer is creative...Oop! The Moment! Once you miss it, it is gone forever."