Some images are too easy. Once you have seen them you have discovered all there is to see. This may be OK in that the image brings you joy every time you look at it. However, I have discovered that I like images that I don't quite understand. Every time I look at them they present an opportunity for reinterpretation. They are not always pretty.
What has amazed me is that some of the simplest images sometime retain this quality for me. Good examples would be Edward Weston's "Shell #1" and "Pepper #30." No two images could be simpler, yet for me, they are images that hold infinite fascination.
In the end, it's a personal journey.
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