A short piece from "Letters To" Written By Sydney Marshall.

As a creator who practices expression through literature I think it is important to leave something behind that will make people feel something when miles apart. To give a feeling that maybe you forgot was there; to make you feel any such thing from a bad memory to the most memorable one. To give you the intensity of emotions when we don't know each other personally, everything from positive to negative or dark to light. We haven't spoken a single word to one another but still you can feel it. All the books I cherish, the music I listen to, the painted pictures I stare at and the movies I watch.. Those people who created it, some are dead and some are alive. I have never been in the same room with any of them; as a matter of fact I barely know them and they live thousands of miles away from me. However their work has touched me and left me to cry, laugh, be angry, confused or help clarify something that's going on in my life and much more. Clarence's photography reminds me of that in a way and he is a huge inspiration for me; I don't think he has any idea. I try to tell him I believe in him any chance I get without being unendurable. The way that he can capture the moment happening so candidly is a gift. He is more honest with himself than relatable and we are finding either the biggest or smallest connection to it. How beautiful is that? You can even tell in the shoots where he has his models pose because they seem so innate. If his pictures were put up in a gallery, people would feel something! Around the world people can see his work and realize this is it. It's life man and we have all been there, will be there or want to be there. It may cause a flashback to a great time & you may smile. It may remind you of a horrid period you went through & make you sad. Life happens before his eye and he finds the beauty in it and it just clicks. The best part is how naturally it flows with him. It is magnificent.