Everything I read suggests that it is very important for photographers to have a blog. Oh, and that if you don’t frequently update the blog or at least regularly update the blog, that you are better off not having it at all. The advice that seems to be lacking is how the busy photographer is supposed to find time to write. Hmm… I guess I need to try harder.
I just celebrated my 38th birthday this week and received a book by Deng Ming-Dao of daily meditations reflecting on the Tao. After the brief forward, each lesson is just a short page and is meant to be reflected upon as the reader finds a bit of quiet time through the day. The author’s intent is to help the readers find how the teaching of Taoism can apply to everyday life. I don’t pretend to have any more than a superficial knowledge of Taoism but am looking forward to the daily lessons over the next year. Today’s lesson asks us to reflect on beginnings which is obviously an excellent way to start the journey. Beginnings can be full of many things but Ming-Dao suggests that they should be a time of hope and anticipation. Lately as I look forward to graduation, I can’t help but think I am on the verge of a new beginning. At this point I’m unsure of the destination but I am very optimistic that it will be a good journey.
Back in March, I asked you to vote for some of my Benton-Franklin Humane Society photographs in the photography journal PDN’s (Photo District News) Faces contest. The popular vote was only a portion of the contest and the images were also judged by industry professionals. I’m very excited to announce that the photographs of Maralee and an unnamed kitten were each selected for publication in the July 2009 issue. I’m also very happy to report that both animals have long since been adopted.
I hope to have news to announce soon on a project that I’ve been working on. While the project is an ongoing part of my thesis work, this avenue definitely represents a new beginning for me. Hopefully it represents a new beginning for the homeless animals too.
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