Emotive Photography

I really thought these were going to be little short inspirational sentences, until I started

writing.
I rarely write, I am terrified to read my own thoughts.

You, we, exist on this planet at a time when the veil between the seen and unseen is as delicate as the thread that separates the material world from the immaterial. We are weavers of the essence, capturing the raw emotion that tethers us to our shared humanity. As a fellow traveler who has felt the electric touch of life through the aperture of a lens, I write to you not just as an artist but as a being entwined with the art of photography that pulses within my veins and resonates in every fiber of my senses.

In a desert where whispers of forgotten worlds scrape against the relentless winds, I once stood alone. Each sunrise drew the map of passion across the landscape, unraveling colors that my heart mirrored. The camera became an extension of my arm, a means to articulate the inexplicable yearning to capture and hold fast a fleeting moment - an eternally shifting mirage of hues. I encourage you to embrace and unveil the fiery passion that ignites your lens and soul. Let it be your compass through the wastelands of the overdone and clichéd.

In the realm of art, where colors and shapes converge to echo the whispers of the human soul, we often find ourselves boundless. As creators, our mission is to reach into the tapestry of emotion and weave visual stories that resonate on the deepest level. And there, at the heart of this artistic frontier, stands the photograph—a temporal gap that allows a single moment to echo through eternity, immortalizing the mundane and the magnificent alike in the memory of the world.

I recall a sunrise at the beach where I could feel the sun on my face that was not just light breaking through the darkness but a revelation of unbridled passion. It was during a solo journey, one that was meant to be a retreat, but instead, ignited a desire to capture the world in its most unguarded moments. It is this fire, this unrelenting yearning to unveil the raw human experience that I see glowing in your eyes. Let it be the spark that turns your lens into a torch, guiding you through the labyrinth of life's narratives.

How many times have you chased the setting sun, desperate to hold onto its fleeting grandeur? And in that pursuit, found not just light but a spectrum of emotions—joy, awe, and perhaps, a hint of sorrow at its inevitable departure. You are a seeker of the sublime, capturing not just a scene but the very essence of a moment's emotional magnitude. Your pursuit of the enigmatic in every frame echoes the yearning within us all—to be seen, to be felt, to be understood.

Alas, for every story told in light and shadow, there is one left untold. I speak of the pangs of loss that pierced my chest when I misplaced a photograph of a moment that was now gone. It is in those very shadows of our existence that we learn the most profound lessons. Losing that photo taught me impermanence, and its cruel beauty, as it did for you. It is a window to self-discovery and the echoes of the storyteller living within.

We know intimately the frustration that is felt when our souls feel empty, void of vision and voice, the creative well runs dry, and the world edges into a dull gray. A blank canvas mocks our inaction, and we are left bereft. Yet, in anger, we find transformation. Channel your fury into a storm that clears the sky - for it is in the roar of the tempest that the seed of the new idea takes root. Your lens is the vial that holds the elixir of every emotion.

The world is your canvas, and your camera, that is the brush that immortalizes your vision. There's an overwhelming joy that surges through you upon clicking that perfect frame, isn't there? It's the elation of creation, a shared heartbeat between the artist and the audience. Trust your instincts, be as impulsive as you are meticulous, and let your creativity burst forth in a riot of images that tell the multitudes of your being.

Embrace every shade of every color that tells the story—be it the very happy, the very sad, or the very angry, for each is a thread in the tapestry of the human condition. Through your lens, give each emotion the space to be, not shying away from provacative work, profound work or the seemingly mundane work.

The rhythm of life's emotions is a tune waiting to be danced, swaying in the anticipation of your shutter's symphony. In every photograph lies the echo of a feeling, a story yearning to resurface. For this act of creation, I am profoundly grateful. Our journey is one of constant evolution, and I urge you to keep delving deeper into the well of emotions that life presents, and to express them in all their beauty. There is only beauty inside of you.

With the deepest respect for your art, and the camaraderie of shared experience,

xoxo, meg

Bearing witness to the human experience in all its glory and all its trials, we stand here not as mere documenters but as storytellers, capturing the emotion of life as it happens.