The Galleries of Light came into being
as a means for fulfilling these purposes:
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To
share some images that have continued to thrill me, which led me to
feel they may have a similar impact on others.
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To
highlight and pass on other gifts and possibilities, such as I've
received from the ongoing playful and fascinating 'dialog' /
relationship I've enjoyed with Light and with Nature as living
presences -- or aspects of THE Living Presence, by whatever sacred
name that you cherish. [See: I
Will Pour Thee Out a Blessing .. ; The Color Realm of Eidos:
A Personal Experience ; definition of "Exceptional
Human Experience" (EHE).
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On
the more mundane side, I also want to encourage people not to
be intimidated by a kind of (un)popular elitist ignorance abroad on
the internet in the name of 'professionalism' in photography.
You know the old saying 'Love what you do' [.. and everything else will
be added--the joy of inspiring others, money, whatever starts your
tractor]. I feel when one is in flow with hir
creativity, heshe
could do a photo-shoot of a trash can and it would be an inspiration.
Many sites these days give the impression the only thing worth
photographing is basically anything not on the eastern coast of the
USA and that nothing less than an 8.1 mega-pixel camera [or whatever
it is this week] is the very least acceptable
qualitatively. I love those super clear and elegant 8.1 MP
pics, too, but lately I've been also discovering that 'blur' and
different qualitative grain textures dictated by different cameras
definitely have their artistic attributes. If beauty is in the
eyes of the beholder, thank God for differences. 'Different' has
always had an essential place in art. Can you imagine all artists' /
photographers' work looking essentially the same?
Not everybody can afford exotic travel and $600+ cameras. Look
around in your corner of the planet, of the 'hood -- even and
particularly on the [USA] eastern seaboard, which seems to be anathma
to some photo display sites -- let your love and excitement guide you. Enjoy the creative process,
p-l-a-y, have a grrreat
time, even if it's with a little brownie camera from 5 decades ago and
you can't go further than your front yard.
Your love and creativity will always find an appreciative
audience. Need some inspiration? Go spend some time on www.kids-with-cameras.org,
then go turn the little kid in your heart or the brilliantly intuitive
magic of your soul loose. Enjoy the fun as if it's the BEST show
in town. It is, you know!
