| I am a retired biology teacher with 30 years of classroom experience. In the last few years of my teaching career I began experiencing this driving urge to pursue nature photography, especially
close-up (macro) nature photography. I am a self-taught photographer. Having no previous formal training in this field, I began attending numerous workshops and seminars with notable nature photographers. I have read extensively, practiced profusely and emulated professionals frequently. |
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I have discovered that photography is not only an art of seeing, but also, an art of presenting an image in a manner that will stimulate a person's inner core - open his or her heart and mind. I experience joy and excitement in capturing minute glimpses of magnificent moments on film. My goal in the creation of an image is be as resourceful in conveying the true nature of my own mind and spirit as I am at being rigorous and precise in the use of my technical skills. My challenge in photography is to interpret what I see and decide how to present that view. The technical choices that I make convey my own personal vision - the manner of how I perceive the scene. I make the interpretive decisions for the people who will eventually gaze at that scene through my images. Many times unconscious elements guide the decisions of my mechanical process. This results in a mystical connection that I sense in the emotional portrayal of the subject. This type of art experience I refer to as the expression of preverbal feelings symbolized in a nonverbal form.
My creativity has emerged through my own personal growth - both spiritually and emotionally. Following my retirement from teaching I was able to devote considerable time to my photography. It became a kind of therapy for me. My creative energy was unleashed when my mind became free of all the stresses that accompany the practice of being a good educator.
Photography has empowered me with a way to examine an inner spirit that
has been struggling to find a way to express itself. Through this medium
I have opened windows to my soul and discovered new feelings and
experiences I never have had before. The revelation of these unconscious
feelings through my creativity in my photographs, and sharing these with
others, gives me a sense of wholeness.
I am hopeful that you find my images soothing to your spirit. As I stated above, many of them have been created intuitively. I have learned to trust my intuition. Responding from the inside out often provides a deeper insight into the images that result from my photography. Perhaps this is my true purpose in my life. I like to think that sharing my glimpses of magical moments of our environment, letting them live in us for a little while, is my way of sharing a gift granted to me by a Power greater than myself. Letting people connect with these moments through my "inner visions" is one of my contributions to life.
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| I hope you enjoy viewing my images and that you
will experience some of the emotion I felt in the process of capturing these
magical moments. Although you have been able to live in these moments
only briefly, perhaps you will understand my excitement and the emotional
connection I have to my work. Please feel free to contact me by phone or
email. |
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"We don't see the world as it is. We see it as we are."
Anais Nin |
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