SECRETS OF THE SELF-EMPLOYED

"What you think becomes your reality. I always had a belief that if I cleaned out my recycling bin in my studio I would get new work. And guess what, it always happened. If you think the industry is screwed and there is no work to be had, guess what you will find out there?"

"Worrying about the competition does very little to help your career. I know it’s hard sometimes to ignore what other people are doing (we all think that others are doing better than us), but every one of us is on a different life path. We are all here to accomplish different things and even though it would seem like one person’s path is similar to yours, it is not."

-via Keri Smith

RICHARD MISRACH: CHRONOLOGIES

I recommend a good cup of coffee while flipping though this behemoth. At 280 pages Chronologies spans about 30 years of Richard Misrach's photography career and is his most comprehensive publication to date. But according to Misrach, this book doesn't come close to summarizing his work. There's a great interview with Misrach here where the photographer says he still has over 35,000 unprinted 8x10 negatives.
Regardless, Chronologies contains many stunning photographs which have garnered Misrach quite a large following in the contemporary art community. In my opinion, Misrach's influence on the medium of photography is on par with Stephen Shore and William Eggelston - he's a forefather of contemporary photography. More of his images can be seen at Fraenkel Gallery.