Chapter 6. It’s About Time

Figure 6.1a.

Figure 6.1b. Time and movement in the water of the San Francisco Bay: Smoke.

Ever notice that people will measure distance in time, but not time in distance? If you ask someone how far away they are from work, they say, “Oh, about 15 minutes.” But if you ask them when they get off work, they never say, “Oh, about a mile and a half.”

—Jerry Seinfeld

In this final chapter, we are going to explore the most elusive thing in photography; placing the experience of time in a photograph. This is the last, ...

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