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Proxy It is axiomatic in making portraits that knowing your subject can help produce a more revealing image.  I have found the same is true regardless of the subject in front of the camera.  I work in landscapes, and for much of my life, that has meant going to interesting areas, spending some hours, maybe an afternoon, or if I’m lucky, a full weekend, making images.  Even lengthier trips to more distant locations usually have meant drive-by image-making from location to location within the trip.     Up To Now Over time I have found this approach limiting.  What it offers in newness and excitement can be offset by a tendency to capture only the obvious.&nb...

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