Friday evening John and I stopped at Ancora coffee on King Street near the capital to see Craig Wilson's showing of his arial photography. My favorite photograph was a incredible panorama of the city by the Monona Terrace. It was great to see the photograph in a large, real life frame. It's gorgeous on the computer monitor, but to see it on a wall is another experience.
Next the his modern day arial views of Madison, he had George Lawrence's first take on the Madison skyline in 1908.
Craig spoke about the pieces and explained the significance of George Lawrences arial photographs in Madison. At the time these photographs were taken, airplanes did not frequent the sky. George Lawrence's eyes were the first to view Madison from above.
"To photograph something that no one's eyes have ever seen, that's just like wow!", Craig explained.
To think about that statement puts a new perspective on the things I photograph. Most likely I will never do anything as ground breaking as George Lawrence, but I am definately inspired.
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