Urban Space

2.07.2006

2.04.2006

Photography for me is the bending of light -to produce an image that stimulates the mind and spirit. My desire is to cause the viewer to think about life in a new way -to see something old in a new light... to Inspire not only thought but momentum.

Buzz
Blumenkinder Balkon&Garten
Waking Memory

This series is not about death. This series is about life and the seasons in our lives. The spirit of a child is an amazing thing. This series is about learning to celebrate life -like a child.

No matter how long a child is on the earth their spirit is a gift, and an inspiration -pure joy, love, and innocence. As adults -as we grow older- we tend to let that spirit go. This series is about recapturing life -choosing to live.

The tree silhouetted against the winter sky represents dormancy. Tho it appears lifeless there is a powerful force in it waiting to come forth, as in all of us.

Almitra spoke, saying, We would ask now of Death.
and he said:
You would know the secret of death.
But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?
The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light.
If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life.
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.

In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond:
And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring.
Trust the dreams of spring.
Trust the dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.
Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon him in honor.
Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling, that he shall wear the mark of the king?
Yet is he not more mindful of his trembling?

For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?
And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?

Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim you limbs, then shall you truly dance.
The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran

2.01.2006

Blumenkinder - Flower Children

The new issue of Balkon & Garten - Blumenkinder, features some of my photography. I would like to thank Anke Wulffen for including my images in this beautiful publication! Take some time to page through the issue by clicking on the above link - then click on Blumenkinder, 13/06 -at the top of the page. The issue will load and you will be able to page through it -by clicking on the bottom right corner and dragging your mouse to turn the pages. Enjoy!!