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Transformative imagery
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"Imagery is superior to dreams in defeating the
unconscious
and promoting maturation of analysis." Carl Jung
"Even
as a great fish swims along the two banks of a river,
first along the Eastern bank, and then the Western bank,
in the same way the Spirit of man moves along beside his two dwellings;
this waking world and the land of sleep and dreams."
Upanishads |
"Occasionally
a single image can be so powerful it becomes embedded
in our conscious memory. It may even transform our
awareness." Paul Smyres -
photographer.
Abstract photography Weird art
" Photographic images have become an indispensable part of life in
the modern world. They permeate every part of culture, so much so that we often fail
to realize their effect on us. The people who produce these images are nearly
invisible since they're always behind the camera. Professional photographers
are often overlooked, except in a few cases where both they and their work is
glamorized.
I chose photography as a medium of expression for several
reasons. First, it forces one to focus on single moments, tiny fractions of a
second. It's very exhilarating because it requires an alert concentration and deep
sense of appreciation. In my work I seek primarily to present pure beauty, a
reflection of life as it is. Consequently, I rarely use any filter except a
polarizer, unless I'm shooting in black and white. I try to extract the
beautiful and sublime from ordinary scenes. I also look for odd juxtapositions
of images that are real, instead of being posed.
Secondly, one photograph can say so much, for so long
a time. Because we live in a visual age, photography in all its forms is the medium
preferred by the public, primarily because it's instantaneous and transcends
words. It works subliminally on the psyche. Occasionally a single image
can be so powerful it becomes a permanent part of our conscious memory. It may even
transform our awareness.
The
average person is bombarded daily with an immense amount of imagery, some of it horrible
or chaotic. Most of it is also moving, that is, in video form, which can be
very distracting or even disturbing. Because a moving image contains
inherently more information, it's often presumed to be more valuable. However,
it is generally easier to remember a still image, because a solitary image forces the
concentration into a single moment. The challenge is therefore to choose which image
to record out of many possibilities. By paying close attention to those images
which evoke harmony and beauty, a sense of upliftment comes, and a realization of the many
gifts that exist simply by being alive."
Many of the images used on this website are simply a record of common
images, objects, and situations we deal with daily but do not normally
remember. I try to record those images with as much attention to artistic
principles as possible under the circumstances, but there is deliberately a
journalistic and storytelling element in many of the photos. There may be
asymmetry in one or more ways, often reflecting the view that is actually seen, not an
idealized one. The point is to illustrate the beauty evident in the simplest
of things.
One
of the advantages of publishing directly to the internet is the ability to immediately
crop unwanted elements of the image. This allows
great flexibility in shooting, which is important because many of the photos are shot
under far less than ideal conditions, and often with a simple camera. One of my
favorite cameras for website work is the Nikon Coolpix 950.
I also use the FujiPix Pro S1 digital camera, which I like very
much. I keep a 28 - 200 mm lens on it so I can shoot just about any
shot. |
