“Above All, Never Lose Your Enthusiasm” –Ernst Haas

One time, in Geneva, I had an assignment to shoot executives. None of them came in before 9:00 a.m. and few were ready to be photographed before 10:00 a.m.

I was much younger then, and had all the things every photographer must have. I had energy, needed little sleep, loved to shoot, and was enthusiastic about everything.

Every morning for two weeks, I would get up early and make my way to the train station. From 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. every weekday, trains were loaded and left for other stations. Others were coming in and repeating the process. This was such a wonderful time for me. There was a constant series of new subjects and different types of trains. There were different windows, and ...

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