I take it quotation differs from homage. Homage is a gesture of respect, made by a lesser artist toward one considered on a higher plane of accomplishment. A quotation on the other hand is an intellectual cross-reference. To illustrate I share above a typical homage — to Harry Callahan — an esteemed photographer who seemed delighted by human figures at water’s edge.

Imogen Cunningham created images of Agave plants similar to mine below; however, I am quoting from a single work having a different subject, perhaps her most famous photograph: The Unmade Bed. Her image makes its impact using multiple folds of sheets and blankets modeled by deep shadows. I have excerpted those pleats, and Cunningham’s side-lit chiaroscuro effects, in my study of an Arizona Agave.