Last night I went to a lecture given by Doug Beasley at the Center for Photography Woodstock. The work Beasley chose to show is beautiful, vast, spirit-filled, ambitious. Beasley is a generous speaker, freely naming cameras and film choice. He made me want to immediately run out and buy a Holga. After I left CPW, I thought about how the images I’d seen would not only be gorgeous to live with but could also be a great starting place for writers looking for ideas—desolate lands, the loss of green space, and historic Native American sites turned luminous by Beasley’s vision. For amazing prints or just a flash of inspiration, check out Beasley’s site. If you’re a photographer, look for him next year at CPW’s summer workshop series.