Walt Whitman’s poems in his opus Leaves of Grass mirror the actions of the photographer by beginning with facts and transforming those facts into ideas. I explore how both photography and Whitman’s poetry use simple language to convey complex ideas, giving any object or experience new importance by recording it on a previously blank page.

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Links for this Episode:

• Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass on Amazon
• Edward Weston’s photographs for Leaves of Grass

• The Italy Photography Workshops for 2017
  • Sicily: Photographing a Sense of Place – May 26 to June 2, 2017 – 1 space left
  • Tuscany: Exploring the Eternal Moment – June 17 to June 24, 2017 – 2 spaces left