We all see incredible things every day. Our eyes are caught by color, texture, light, movement. It is often when we see something that we think of as “beautiful” that we stop and notice: a brightly colored flower, a vivid sunset, autumn leaves turning on a branch. But often we disregard the perfectly gorgeous and impeccably composed images that our eyes bring us from the routine moments of our lives: the contrast of the purple toothbrush against the white sink, the variations of light and shadow on the window sill, the jumble of colored plastic bags in the dumpster, a hand resting on the counter. Our eyes can bring us powerfully ordinary and simply extraordinary images at any moment. In making photographs, all I do is try to pay attention to what I see and then stay, if even for just a moment, with what I notice. I do not have to look for something to photograph, but just need not to make the familiarity of my surroundings an excuse for not really seeing them. As the photographer Ruth Bernhard said, “If you can’t find something worthy to photograph within forty feet of where you stand you are not seeing.” I use my photographs as reminders of not losing sight of what is right in front of me. The ability to notice and appreciate what we see is a talent we each possess.