Saturday, July 2, 2011

Could it be I stayed away too long...

Remember that "cut" above from Michael Jackson "MJ"?  For me, if I'm not shooting, listening to music and/or singing, I am dying a slow death...... I know this might sound strange but I have been watching myself for a while and have come to this conclusion. Now the fun begins...

I once tried to do all three (shooting, listening to music and singing) while doing a wedding scouting shoot in a Japanese garden in Spokane Washington. Well I got a lot of crooked pictures but it was all good because I was in a zone doing the three things in life that sustain me. Anyway, that's what the crop tool is for right?

I am at that point in my life's journey where I am getting a lot of insight about myself, my work, my relationships, etc... from God, my friends and family and I need and appreciate every bit  of it because I know it's all in love. 

When I started this blog it was about pictures and insightfullness. Then against my better judgement I made it about "just" pictures then I stopped blogging for a bit, started back up again then stopped blogging altogether. Well I'm not ready to start blogging again but when I do, I will be back to my "Art"; Sharing LOVE with others through photography....

The death of my dear Mother towards the end of last year is still very painful to my core.  I shared a lot of my pain on Facebook and I'm not use to being that transparent but for some reason I needed to be honest with myself about how I was feeling.  The pain is still very much present like it was yesterday and it reminded me how little time we have here and to make some necessary but long overdue changes in my life. Not shooting anymore WAS on the table.  I believe God took my desire away for a while to help me grieve and not use photography to mask my pain.  Changes continue even as I blog this but God's grace is sufficient to see me through.....  Sweetest name I know...

I expect to be back at blogging at some point and I will let God decide when the time is right and what it looks like.  My work continues though and can be seen on my fanpage on Facebook. I have a few projects in flight that I am pretty excited about.  The first project traverses the Globe from here at home and is called "Same Sun".  "Same Sun" is a journey through several cultures of Asia, Africa and here in the United States and examines differences that would appear to divide but actually brings awareness to how much we are all alike. The project will culminate into 4 books, the last of which will be titled "Black is Beautiful, Black is Power".  The name was revealed to me a few weeks ago and I expect the other three names will come when it's time.  If you are interested in learning more and participating in the project, you can contact me through the Blog.....

Not sure when you'll see me out here again but I appreciate the support you guys have always given me.  Please continue to keep me and my family in your prayers.  See you when I see you.....

David