you can be inspired by something that has nothing to do with what you are doing or attempting to do, and i frequently find that to be the case with my inspirations and how they relate to my projects.

i don't remember having any particular influences that guided me toward the holga, but after i began using it i was drawn to the multiple exposure aspect of image making with that camera and at that point drew upon some influences who utilized multiple exposures in their images like jerry uelsmann and duane michals. i also remembered back to artists who displayed their work in contact print size like andré kertész. these three photographers are all very different from each other and from me, but are all quite exceptional, and i find that i'm influenced more by good art than i am by mediocre art that fits more closely with what i want to do (if that makes any sense).