I don’t want to put thoughts into your mind. Yes, the realist in me would say that this is just camera failure – leave it at that. But why now? Why for images of the descansos? Sorry can’t help myself – what are these people doing in the middle of the road!? This image looks [...]
This is a third image, I’m posting, of my first attempt to photograph the descanso. As I explained, I can take pictures just fine. I have done it before, actually the pictures I took just hours before were fine. But now that I am trying to document the descansos – the pictures are, all of [...]
Another picture that ended up differently than intended. This was after taking the image of the “descanso” marker. On my way back home I took some images of the road. Again it was broad daylight (look at the lightpost – no lights on) but the image is dark & ominous. The sky was a bright [...]
“– The Guardians” I started documenting my Descansos project & ran into some – for a lack of a better word – strangeness. I was taking a picture of a “descanso” – a place of rest along our journey of life. I got this strange feeling that I was invading somebody’s privacy. I took this [...]
Every day, I drive I-95 in Palm Beach & Broward Counties. Each day I am drawn to the “Drive Safely” signs along the side of the road. The signs are more & more dotting the edge of the highway & more frequently are being decorated with flowers, wreaths, even photographs. These signs – these ‘descansos’ [...]
Om Nama Shivaya, Om Nama Shivaya, Om Nama Shivaya This gentle ancient chant, the primal seed sound that is attributed as the initiating sound of creation, has become my soothing chant. The sound of the soundless. Absolute is chanted here. The lovliest explanation of OM is found within the ancient Vedic and Sanskrit traditions. We [...]
(Visitation #6) Death is only a horizon, and a horizon is only the limit of our sight. Open our eyes to see more clearly…” – William Penn For the past 4-5 days I have been feeling very uneasy. A feeling of giving up & no longer trying – a sense of “peaceful resignation.” Don’t get [...]
