The Inner Path of Photography

We yearn for the taste of the sacred…and through our cameras discover it, the world, and ourselves.

Category: Other Artists

Patti Smith on Creating/Staying with Your Work

Recommended Video for Today:

An inspiring talk by the musician/poet/artist Patti Smith  at the Louisiana Literature Festival, August 2012. Experience only the first 2 minutes – and easily take heart. Listen to the total 6 – and say “yes” to life.

“One does their work for the people.
And the more people you can touch, the more wonderful it is.

You don’t do your work and say ‘I only want the cool people to read it.’
You want everyone to be transported or hopefully inspired by it.”

“Be concerned with doing good work.”

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“Life is like a roller coaster ride. It is never going to be perfect.”

May you honor that deepest part of you that naturally transports and inspires.

 

 

“The Ceramic Canvas – Art of Food Plating”

Plating, photography by Evan Sung, NY  Times

Interesting article,  “The Ceramic Canvas” – recently in the New York Times.

In addition to my enjoyment of the article, my main interest was the slide show, “Beautiful Plates,” – which made me very hungry and ready to go to a fabulous restaurant immediately – but which is also just beautifully shot by Evan Sung.

The images themselves are art forms, based, of course on the work of the chefs, but also taken to the next level by the talent of the photographer in using white space, lighting, simplicity.

Visit his website – more beautiful creations await you.

Enjoy – be inspired – and then go eat something wonderful –

(or let your photography shoot of “beauty” be your sustenance?)

 

Photo essay from the Philippines – Alison Baskerville

Allison Baskerville toys on line Philippines

I love “These Precious Things,” a photo essay by Alison Baskerville.

Created during her experience in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan, the images are personal, simple, powerful. One truly feels the value and emotional impact of what remains.

BBC news has published  an edited, short version of  “These Precious Things,” with informative captions.

A larger version of 20 images (without captions)  is on Alison’s website, as well as her other beautiful, sensitive projects.

Image above: Copyright Alison Baskerville, 2013, with thanks to “BBC News in pictures” web publication.

“Stars” – Van Gogh


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“I have a terrible need of —

shall I say the word? —

religion.

Then I go out and paint the stars.”

– From letters of Van Gogh to his brother

Image “Taos Tree, Jupiter and Mars”
© 2013 Heidi Straube