Photography suits the temper of this age - of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by paint...
My own eyes are no more than scouts on a preliminary search, for the camera's eye may entirely change my idea.
To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.