THE ITCHY FINGER

Some time ago a good friend and photographer told me about his itchy finger. It was a term he used when all he wanted to do was make a photograph but didn’t have a commission, or even an idea. He would head out with a small hand held camera and just walk around. Although this may seem an obvious thing to do, many photographers need an idea and a purpose to make work. But in fact, the act of going out without rhyme or reason, is an idea, and lets not forget that just going out and looking for something to photograph is often how photographers become photographers.