Beautiful, Karen 💕 so many of your questions I ponder myself. The shifts in perspective, how to hold space for curiosity, self-compassion. Your photos are a magical extra ✨
I so agree with you about the 'saturation' in photos - and in life. While I many times can appreciate the saturation and even like it at times, in my eye I recognize it as painting; paint applied by brush, palette knife; heavily paint, lightly paint, big bold strokes, delicate strokes, layers of colors, angles of light, it becomes an artist's creation. Real unto itself though perhaps unreal to the true nature of the natural world. Everyone edits the lens eye but that doesn't necessarily render the the photo unreal. The tree, the bird, the landscape retains it's form and substance however it is farmed within the many angles we choose to view it from - standing, sitting, far away, up close, in sunlight or shadow. That too is editing.
Tyre Nichols. Such a heartache. Bearing witness in this world is never easy but always right.
I too was moved to tears when I saw Tyre Nichols' photography page, and I'm grateful to Heather for directing so many of us there. I love that she shared his page out of a desire not to reduce his life to those agonizing moments before his hospitalization and death, and to help us all see the beauty he saw through his own lens. That beauty - the beauty which another person sees and shares - I believe, is Real.
Wow, Karen! I don't know which is more inspiring - your pictures or your reflections. Thanks for taking the risk and sharing both. You are loved and appreciated! By the way, everyone always is "editing" what they see/ hear/feel/smell based on their own Personal Construct which they began to create from the moment their brain began functioning in the womb.
A magnificent post! A master class in many ways. As a journalist, nothing frustrated me more than an editor who would slap on a hyped headline that totally distorted the essence and essential truth of the article. More recently, after my fall two weeks ago, I am dealing with the fear of the "second arrow." I am having to release the bodily tension and let go of the fear of both pain and falling again. It's a daunting task! Your comments are such a blessing! Yes, indeed! Perspective is key!
I so love the honesty and searching quality of your posts. Thank you!
Beautiful, Karen 💕 so many of your questions I ponder myself. The shifts in perspective, how to hold space for curiosity, self-compassion. Your photos are a magical extra ✨
I so agree with you about the 'saturation' in photos - and in life. While I many times can appreciate the saturation and even like it at times, in my eye I recognize it as painting; paint applied by brush, palette knife; heavily paint, lightly paint, big bold strokes, delicate strokes, layers of colors, angles of light, it becomes an artist's creation. Real unto itself though perhaps unreal to the true nature of the natural world. Everyone edits the lens eye but that doesn't necessarily render the the photo unreal. The tree, the bird, the landscape retains it's form and substance however it is farmed within the many angles we choose to view it from - standing, sitting, far away, up close, in sunlight or shadow. That too is editing.
Tyre Nichols. Such a heartache. Bearing witness in this world is never easy but always right.
I too was moved to tears when I saw Tyre Nichols' photography page, and I'm grateful to Heather for directing so many of us there. I love that she shared his page out of a desire not to reduce his life to those agonizing moments before his hospitalization and death, and to help us all see the beauty he saw through his own lens. That beauty - the beauty which another person sees and shares - I believe, is Real.
Beautifully written with so much reflection and wisdom. Thank you.
Wow, Karen! I don't know which is more inspiring - your pictures or your reflections. Thanks for taking the risk and sharing both. You are loved and appreciated! By the way, everyone always is "editing" what they see/ hear/feel/smell based on their own Personal Construct which they began to create from the moment their brain began functioning in the womb.
Wonderful thoughts, Karen, miigwech. And don't worry – NO ONE knows how to drive in the snow! 😂
A magnificent post! A master class in many ways. As a journalist, nothing frustrated me more than an editor who would slap on a hyped headline that totally distorted the essence and essential truth of the article. More recently, after my fall two weeks ago, I am dealing with the fear of the "second arrow." I am having to release the bodily tension and let go of the fear of both pain and falling again. It's a daunting task! Your comments are such a blessing! Yes, indeed! Perspective is key!