Colour
Contemplative photography encourages one to look at the world in a fresh way. There are many beautiful things to see but, as busy humans, we spend our days thinking, running, jumping, shouting, driving and seldom stop to simply look and…
Tag Chogyam Trungpa
Dharma Art and Elegance
“Dharma art refers to art that springs from a certain state of mind on the part of the artist that could be called the meditative stated.” “Dharma art is not showmanship, or having some talent that nobody had before…Instead, the…
Art Beyond Gimmicks
“Any entertainment that aspires to art should not work with the audience like an advertisement. Trying to please the audience lowers the level of sophistication constantly…When you try always to please the audience, you have to produce more and more…
INDIVISIBLE EXPERIENCE
“…perception is not meaningful self-confirmation, but the experience of things as they are. White is white, and black is black…You and the experience become almost indivisible when you experience something in that way. It’s that kind of direct communication without…
Seeing’s not believing
SEEING’S NOT BELIEVING “Here’s a new take on an old saying: “Seeing’s not believing.” That’s true. When we see something, we don’t have to believe in it, but we do have to see it properly. We have to look at…
Dancing with squareness
When I photograph, I use no rules and let my perceptions govern the final image. Here is a great description of how that works: DANCING WITH SQUARENESS “Photographs are boxlike. We have a square camera with a square perspective. That…