Peace is a fleeting and evasive emotion for me at times. There is always something to do, a task to complete, a voyage to finish, patients to heal, work to accomplish. I often feel as though there is no time to bask in the wonder of doing nothing, of just being, breathing, existing. There is joy reclining under a carpet of stars and reveling in the vastness of space and the infinitesimally small spot I occupy in that universe. To sit at the top of a peak and marvel at the magnitude of the world around me is an experience I relish. To be in solitude with nature, to have nothing pressing to accomplish during these moments, to have no one asking me for my time or wishing something from me, brings me the peace I so desire.
Photography has been a tool through which I create space to develop positive emotions in my life. There is joy in creation of an image that envelops those who view it in a sense of awe. There is happiness in my heart when I ponder those images and consider all I learned and how much I grew in knowledge in order to produce those photographs.
I find I wish to share the peace and tranquility I find in these images with the upended, uncomfortable, anxiety-ridden humanity among which I exist. It has become my goal to remind my fellow companions in life (and myself) that there is more to this existence than deadlines, work commutes, screaming children, angry customers, and pandemics. There is joy and peace to be found in the natural world.
In the solitude of a mountain sunset, I finally find my peace. Through the lens of my camera, I have been given the priceless gift of being able to capture the essence of that emotion and to share with my fellow humans.
Blessings and peace to you.
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Photography has been a tool through which I create space to develop positive emotions in my life. There is joy in creation of an image that envelops those who view it in a sense of awe. There is happiness in my heart when I ponder those images and consider all I learned and how much I grew in knowledge in order to produce those photographs.