What does strand think is the purest photography method?

Strand believes that the purest photography method is to shoot "objectively" with "direct" photography, so that the picture has no traces of production and control. At the same time, he realized that photographers should also be creators. Recording objects only by objective means will bring certain limitations to photography and make the picture lack the charm of modeling. In order to overcome this limitation, he devoted himself to observing and understanding various patterns formed in nature, and extracted unique forms from them. In order to take what people are used to, make an impact image. Strand often omits things like the horizon, and chooses his shooting point from a seemingly obviously compressed space that can only be seen through the changes of architectural details. In the white fence, he focused on the fence as the dividing line. A white fence runs through the foreground, and there is a house and a barn in the distance. After this arrangement, the fence presents a vicissitudes of life reflection on the dark ground. At the same time, the sense of distance is omitted, and various forms overlap and disappear in the shadow, which makes the picture have a strange effect of lacking perspective and strong sense of form. Strand once clearly expressed his thoughts: observe the things around you and observe the nearest world around you. If you are sensitive, you can find something; If you shoot with your heart and know how to shoot, you will shoot the connotation of things. This concept of photography has influenced many photographers. When ansel adams first saw strand's works, he said: His photos let me know that I should go on.