I HAVE A VISION: Day 171

The Project

Being a photographer one would think that I see everything in a unique way on a constant flow; however, as with most things in life that "constant" needs active participation in order to maintain or grow to a positive level. Sure, people pay me to see things in a different way; I often capture moments of my children engaged in their lives for "the books"; and the beauty of a landscape far from home will entice me to stop and really see what I am looking at via the photographic process. But how do I see things on a daily basis?

This question has tugged at me since I first picked up my father's Leica so many years ago. Now with the photographic image being such a pervasive thread throughout our culture due to the ease of digital and availability of cameras everywhere and in everything I have decided to step back and take an active process in this daily imagery. I said step back because I want to not so much use the new technology as to be aware visually with my surroundings; i.e., become more attuned to my visual acumen on a daily basis.

Therefore, I have assigned myself a project where every day during the year of 2011 I will create one image that demonstrates how I see the world in which I live. The only stipulation during this project is to have created at least one image during that day. I will then post the final image to this website for a running collection. As the artist, I may see the image as a simple straight-forward documentation or a manipulated abstract form. Herein lies the challenge: 365 days to step back, observe, process, observe, create, post - each day.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Day 171

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