Travel | The Inner Path of Photography

September 30, 2016

“Blizzard” Chosen for CCAA “All New England” Exhibition

Save the Date!

Please join me at the reception for
the Cape Cod Art Association’s
special exhibition “All New England.”

My image
“Blizzard” –
First Encounter Beach, Cape Cod

has been chosen
to be one of the images celebrated

I promise to tell you fabulous stories of…
the magic of shooting photos in the middle of a blizzard
how I stayed warm (I may even show you a photo)
and why I am back on the Cape, after a year’s break,
for yet another winter’s beauty, expansiveness,
and nights by the fireplace

Perhaps you’ll want to stay?

Reception
October 20, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Exhibition
October 17 – November 13, 2016

Cape Cod Art Association
Photography Center of Cape Cod
3480 Main Street
Barnstable, MA 02630
508/362.2909

Image: “Blizzard”
First Encounter Beach, Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
© 2016 Heidi Straube

July 24, 2016

“The Walk”

hstraube_2016_capecod_sunsetfirstenounter112013_nosharpen-4257

Come walk with me, she said

The Light is so beautiful.

Image: “Sunset, First Encounter Beach”
Cape Cod, Eastham, Massachusetts
© Heidi Straube 2016

2 Comments

June 20, 2016

“Imagine…Precious”

hstraube_2014_plumcovegloucesterma_sunsetwave_500K-8011

Imagine what it must feel like…
to truly know that

You are Precious.

A gem of great beauty
Shining in the universe

Tenderly cared for
Deeply valued

Impossible to dim.

Feel it.

Be it.

Live it.

2 Comments

April 25, 2016

“Prayer” (after Matisse)

hstraube_2010_istanbulloversclosecrop_Aweber-

“The essential is to live in a state of mind
that is close to prayer.”

(Heidi)

Photographer’s Note:
I recently watched the film “A Model for Matisse,” an inspiring and loving documentary about the relationship between Henri Matisse and the woman who inspired him to create what Matisse proclaimed the masterpiece of his life’s work — The Chapel of the Rosary in the French Mediterranean village of Vence.

There were some who thought Matisse should stay away from creating his art in the religious world — Pablo Picasso was one. Picasso thought Matisse to be incorrect to build a chapel when he wasn’t a “believer.”

In a passionate letter to Picasso, Matisse wrote that he saw the chapel as a work of art. Sharing his deep feelings about religion, the sacred experience, and the source of his own art, he wrote:

“The essential is to work in a state of mind that is close to prayer.”

How beautiful, this expression of creating from the soul and heart.
And how precious to live our lives from this place.

May your day be filled with the sacred space, inspired from your own way of prayer.

Category: Travel