The last eye to eye contact, followed by the final shallow breaths… heat turns to cold… a flower is placed by someone in his hand, as he transitions into the next realm..life and death, beauty in sadness
I Want Her Seen
i never grow numb to those vying for any kind of life on the streets.... mentally ill.. homeless.. addicts...foreclosed out of homes....
i wince .... feel guilty walking by to wherever im going... thinking whatever it is .. is so important....but it’s not..... bc for me seeing “them" is a fleeting pain or hurt ... i can move on.. not see again....... but for them it's definitive at least in that moment..
i often stop.. not knowing if i’m humanizing things or am i entering a space unwanted.......
i walked by this gal.. kept walking on my way and then stopped.. turned back..i couldnt keep going...... i was deeply bothered.. she was bitten all over.. it was humid and 90... she was dirty and had flies landing on her....
i talked to her. she smiled appreciating i think my presence... i offered her some food... some money for her cup. she smiled and was grateful.
i took a look at her again.... came back.. her head was down in shame........... but i knew... know... that it is the rest of us that should feel shame... that we live in a world where people are so diesnfranchized....dehumanized.....disposable.......and live such deplorable existences.
to capture an image ..or not? for me..... to Shoot.. not to exploit.. but because i See her.. she has been seen.. i want her seen
the kind of world i want to live in
This is the kind of world i want to live in.. this is humanity...
forget all the bells and whistles everyone is after.
accumulation......status......power...... Not for me..
this is what makes my heart sing. the simplicity of simplicity..... generosity of spirit”.....just everyday people.. all walks of life....
the promise of a dream
you gave your life for the promise of the dream.... that dream still lives on in many of us... and we will never stop celebrating all you have given up for something more important than the individual.. but the collective whole.. you are dearly loved
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."
all the love in my heart
this sums up all the love in my heart....those piercing eyes, the face of a child...
..their future.... their dreams.... all lay ahead of them.......
Let the circle be unbroken
for as long as i can remember i have found comfort staring outside a window.. it is here that i can let my mind wander and drift, give my thoughts free reign.. no restrictions....... it’s also a place of peace... where i can find equilibrium when things seem unsteady......
so as i stand behind the camera watching a child doing just the same thing...... with the same sense of wonder as i still do as an adult...... i feel like it becomes a full circle.....the child in the adult.. the adult in a child... all part of one greater whole............ let the circle be unbroken
92 yo diner ritual
92 years old.. He eats in the same diner every day for over 40 years. his wife is gone, but he wears his golden wedding band, twirling it with pride , remembering his wife that he clearly adored. this man touches my heart on all levels... only at the end when i see him put on a CBS baseball cap... i ask did he work there.. and he told me he was a director... of what i dont know.. don't care.. it's him , his heart, energy that drew me in....
stillness
for the past few months I’ve been interested in stillness..... there is so much movement around us all the time.. so much visual stimulation.. nano seconds of information . texting.. on line media.. my brain sometimes gets tired... too much to process... not sitting with things long enough....... right now.. i want to sit.. and be still a lot of the time....... time to focus.. absorb.... its a lost art
