Prasanna Choudhary

Beautiful indeed. Ezra, Olga and Dorothy - all deserve intimate treatment at the hands of the story teller. Hope Lloyd Lynford retains the charm in part two of 'The Quality of the Affection'.

"But there is that word : 'perfect'. My father did not give much advice, hoping we would find our own way perhaps, but I do remember him once sitting me down telling me not to be a perfectionist. He thought it was the one characteristic to keep in check, because that perfect state does not exist, and that the failure of attaining it can destroy. .. Perfectionism and obsessiveness often go hand-in-hand. I think that many creative people are obsessive, and it is often that element that takes the work to an interesting place. Some of the obsessions that channel into compulsive behavior seem to me to be very destructive. It's like mismanaged and misguided obsession that needs an outlet. So yes, the photographs, the book - I see them as little ways of channeling my own deeply obsessive nature." So touching. So intimate. So true. And, of course, so enlightening an interview. Thanks.