What We Say
Journal Entry: Sun Dec 11, 2005, 10:18 PM
I remember way back when I first started taking shots. The wonderful feeling of discovery for myself. It was the first time that I had something in my life that gave me purpose and meaning. That was almost twenty years ago. It has only been this past year since I've regained the courage to lift a camera to my eye, that I have felt the need to to express something in my images. I've gone through a dry spell as of late and I realize that part of this is because I had little to say. It wasn't enough to take clever shots with unique angles or unusual perspectives. I had gotten bored with myself and my images.
I had never really considered myself an artist. I think that was because I had never realized that being an artist usually means conveying a messege or idea in ones work. I had no idea that I had anything to say for any reason, let alone a means to say it. Now when I look at some of my work I can see it plain as day. I see my own feelings of isolation and waywardness in this world. I see my own loneliness and fear. I see those things that philosophically I feel to be true and don't expect nor want a cure for. I see my own battle with what some call the "human condition" Oh what the fuck! The human condition LOL. How silly, how blah blah blah psudo intellectiual. I've always hated that phrase!
I wondered for a long time why I couldn't even force myself to take "pretty" shots or "sellable" shots. It's because they're meaningless to me. They say nothing. They're pretty pictures - thats it. Not that theres anything wrong with pretty pictures. Sometimes I wish I could do it. But it's just not happening at the moment. I'm not interested in selling anything.
Anywho... time to sleep.
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Haha! Got you with a DA snow ball!
It's the start of..... Snow Ball Fight 2005-2006 !!!!
One rule to this game....
You can't hit someone who has already hit you!
Now... go out there and get as many people as you can, before they get you!
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"Life in not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
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"Life in not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
Thanks
Tony
~allie~
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Thanks for the compliment
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It must be nice to finish,
When you're dead.
You owned a digitial from way back then? Wow...Big and chunky salsa?
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you probably knew most of this, but its kind of a passion of mine recently, so i like talking about it.
Wow! Anthropology!!!! I wish you all the best!!
Anthony
Great to hear from ya! Sorry I missed your show - I work nights mostly these days at a few of the bars in town
Anthony
just saw your message. great to hear from you. you've got some beautiful work here! i've run into Shawn a few times at starbucks. sounds like you guys are doing well. you guys should come out to a show sometime. i'm playing tonight (wednesday, july 20) at the bugjar, 219 monroe ave at around 11 pm. the band is playing this friday at bennigan's (in the clarion hotel downtown) at 11 pm. hope top see ya around -
- gp
No problem! I'm just as bad. I've never fully gotten a hang of the messege center here.
All my best,
Anthony
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