What connections, if any, exists between my photography work and personal life?
What will be thought of my 50+ years of photographs?
Will my work be enriched by biographical knowledge or is it aesthetically sufficient to the viewer without personal background information?
Is my work “strong” enough without words of explanation?
What would a review of my work reveal?
Would it be better not to know anything about the artist?
Could the work be stronger without personal information or is that essential to the viewer?
Is it more satisfying to be emotionally connected to a work without knowing the artists emotions and intentions?
A work should stimulate a response in the viewer.
The work is more important than the artist.
The viewer is more important that the artist.
Work has more power than either the artist or the viewer.
What does my work say? What does my work not say?
Work does not have to say anything but may stir an unconscious spark in some viewers.
The artist may not know or care what the work says and prefer it that way.
The artist may not care what others think and others may not care what the artist thinks.
Sleeping Mind Photography 