“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
- Pablo Picasso
From childhood through art school, I was constantly creating, without effort it seemed; but, as I grow older I am finding it harder and harder to say “yes” to myself and my personal project ideas. Last fall,...
June 7, 2010 - 7:59 pm - Just wanted you to know that these images and words really helped make my day brighter.
June 8, 2010 - 9:41 am - so glad to hear that! :)
This personal project is purposefully a very simple one: To photograph this bench with my Diana (a plastic toy film camera) every time I reach the peak of my hike up Runyon Canyon. The rule is: I’ll wait only a minute or so to anticipate and document a fleeting moment, and I must...
June 1, 2010 - 6:26 pm - I love the pictures! I particularly like the ones with dogs in them... they just always seem so happy.
June 3, 2010 - 3:58 pm - thanks janine! i agree, the dogs really are so happy there and they make me so happy, too. i have more dog photographs to post tomorrow :)
I love simplicity. I love the fact that my Diana film camera has exposure settings simply for cloudy, partly cloudy, and sunny; and only 3 approximate focusing distances. I love that it is plastic and weighs nothing and I can throw it in my bag while I hike. I love...
May 28, 2010 - 5:15 pm [...] This personal project is purposefully a very simple one: To photograph this bench with my Diana Camera (film) every time I reach the peak of my hike up Runyon Canyon. I will wait only a few seconds or so to anticipate a moment, but the rule is: I must take a picture from a similar vantage point every time I reach this spot (even if I am not terribly inspired and wouldn’t have taken the shot otherwise). [...]
to live content with small means;
to seek elegance rather than luxury,
and refinement rather than fashion;
to be worthy, not respectable; and
wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think
quietly, talk gently, act frankly… to
listen to stars and buds, to babes and
sages, with open heart; await occassions,
hurry never… this is my symphony.
-william henry channing
i stumbled upon this...
if i had to pick a favorite place in LA, it would be this spot
above the city where i stand, catching my breath after a steep climb.
i can’t count how many times i’ve stood here,
and yet only now and then do i sit on this bench
and swing my legs, fully realizing...
May 20, 2010 - 12:37 pm [...] first photographed the Runyon Canyon bench with my Diana camera in June 2009. For those photographs, I waited until the bench was empty to fit my vision. I photographed the bench again this past [...]
June 4, 2010 - 3:35 pm [...] Here are the last few photographs from my first roll of film. I loved that for a few days there was a tiny American flag stuck in a crevice of the bench. I loved that May 17th was so foggy; it was like standing inside a cloud. I loved that on May 19th, all I could think of was seeing these horses again and when I made it to top, I was greeted by the biggest dog I have ever seen – a gentle giant, for sure. And I love that a few moments later the bench became lonely again, just as it was when I first photographed it last year. [...]
There is a still, quiet beauty all around us, every day… if we are open to seeing it. Photography is a gift that has inspired me, since I was a kid, to take notice and appreciate life’s subtleties…those heart-wrenchingly beautiful moments in ordinary life that make you pause and feel utterly grateful.
Those are the...
by Teri
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