no, there is nothing instinctive about photography…
but the strongest pictures you will see— the ones that reach a remarkable level of density, both emotionally and technically, are those which were taken instinctively…
this is the kind of instinct that can only be attained — or felt after hours, months, years of practice
your eyes never stop to watch, and you never stop to listen
everything that you read, that you hear — paintings, music, people, nature
all of that nourishes your instinct, all of that, at one moment, will trigger a distinctive shot