You were right in what you told me back in 1982... "Not everyone should pick up a camera". I gave up.

Love your work! Incredible and inspiring!

I stumbled across your Balanced Obsessions blog a couple of months ago, and this morning it led me to your jaw-dropping work. It has left me with a lot to ponder. In particular, your comments regarding the digital original strike a deep chord, as I struggle to figure out how my photographs, which rarely ever end up existing as "real" objects/prints, fit into the wider world/history of photography. Anyway, your work is a pleasure (and at times a bit of a queasy pleasure) to behold. Cheers.

wow!! always thought you were "above average" in high school...now, I'm sure of it!! Great seeing you in July. Keep up the good work!!!!

I was in one of your photography classes your last year at Risd ( I think it was 1979 as I was a sophomore, but not sure) and I wanted to see what sort of work you were now doing. In 1979, you were making the multiple image boxes using B&W transparencies, which I liked very much. I'm pleased to see that you are still hard at work making photographs.

Best to you,
Steve

Recently I wrote on my blog, about Self Portrait as a Dreaming Man (and I guess it says it all, so I´ll just repeat it here):

"A couple years ago I stumbled on this picture and it struck me immediately. It´s probably my all time favourite pic, for totally irrational reasons. I just love it, viscerally. I´m 300% happy because this week I finally identified its author, Douglas Prince (link at the bottom of this page). Now all I need to find out is where, if anywhere, there´s a copy to be sold. "

I can´t explain, logically, why the photo strikes me in such an intense way. And I guess that causing this kind of (delicious) reaction is a gift of real geniuses for the rest of us.

Thanks a lot.

Prodigal Light is beautiful! I am so lucky to know you.

I remain an amazed fan. a groupie if you will.

This is profound.

I'm totally knocked out by what you continue to do.

I remember my first critique as a grad student. I put up a bunch of work that I called "Monuments" No one got it. So I explained what the work was about. Todd Walker responded, "If you have to talk about it, it's not working."
You don't have to talk about this work. It's all working.

Great Stuff.

I was a student of Douglas Prince when he was Doug Prince at the University of Florida in the early '70s. I'm glad to see we are both still alive and kicking.