Let’s be honest here.
I’ve been in a bit of the doldrums recently. My happy travel bubble has burst and though I know I harbor the scraps of peace, iki, perspective or what have you here and there inside of me, I feel more of the desperation of losing them which, paradoxically, makes them feel even more elusive.
To augment my frustrations, I haven’t taken any real photos to speak of since returning home.
All of this is to be expected, I guess.
I have, though, started to review my past work and think about how to get better. Since I’m starting from zero with no formal background, I only know what I like and I’m bored with what I do. I need to get better but I don’t yet know what I’m striving for. I know what I’m attracted to. That seems pretty clear from my laser-like focus but that same focus make my stuff so repetitive.
So I’m starting to really look at other peoples work, read more and think about what I see.
While I never followed Eastern philosophies in the past, concepts like the Japanese Wabi and Sabi and even Iki help articulate my aesthetics.
I know my hope is to illuminate the beauty in the temporary, unwanted, fragile, imperfect, vulnerable, transient, neglected, mundane, and forgotten.
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All that philsophical psycho-mish-mash said, I bet I’d feel a lot better if I just got back out there with the DAMN camera and started shooting every day again.
Mental masturbation is never as good as the real thing.
But I wanted you to know the reasoning behind my most recent string of quotes:
- I’m in a Blog Fog.
- I’m lazy.
- The gray cells, they’re masticating damnit!
- I love Quotes (and plan to do more).
Sheesh. Can my audience of 2 (that’s myself and i) make me feel even more guilty??!
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