Sent from a friend, weekend reading that made my day.

The eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life. A beautiful column in The Guardian by Oliver Burkeman.

I read Oliver’s words and find we have a shared truth . . .

“Obviously, I never expected to find the secret, but on some level I must have known there were questions I needed to confront – about anxiety, commitment-phobia in relationships, control-freakery and building a meaningful life. Writing a column provided the perfect cover for such otherwise embarrassing fare.”

Writing - a blog, a journal, a sketchbook - about photography - provides the perfect cover for self-discovery. I see it in my work and in the creative work of each and every life. Art moves us forward. In one way or the other.

 

Charlottesville, Virginia. Belmont neighborhood.

Thirty minute walk around 2 or 3 blocks.

47 photos. One lens (70-200mm).

20 photos flagged as worth processing. (I cull my images using a very simple system - yes/no.)

Preset, Toast, from Rebecca Lily.

Beyond grateful for this hobby. On alternate days I am an intrepid explorer, a curious botanist, a dedicated photojournalist, a cookbook picture-maker, a family historian. Walking the well-worn path where documentary photography and fine art meet. Smiling beneath my mask at my good fortune to have creative work to sustain me.