The Book of Lost and Found

by Lucy Foley

There was a kind of alchemy to photography back then that has been lost to us in the digital age. Now, we can view a photo on a screen as soon as it has been taken. Then, we were attempting to collect some fragment of what we saw with no guarantee that we would bring back anything of worth.

Because, if the nature of the work is right, there is great reward to be found. The feeling that one has a place in the world, that one is useful in some small way, is not to be underrated.