Love Seeking Expression…

I have lived many lives now; engineer, entrepreneur, artist, seeker, and now a live a simple life as a Zen practitioner.

I've photographed on and off since my mid 20's and it has always held a special place in my life, especially during times of great inner turmoil, change, transition, devastation, etc.…it seems to have been a constant vehicle for healing and catalyst for deep inner transformation.

I fallen in love with many styles and genres and only then to fall out of love just as quickly; the passion or inspiration simply falls away and I am left wondering if it will be back. A fickle lover this muse has been.

Looking back I can see that what changed was me and that the style or genre was an expression of my level of growth (artistically, developmentally, and spiritually) at that point in time -  it was what I was capable of perceiving (developmentally and spiritually) and then expressing that continued to grow.

While photographing has always been a type of spiritual experience for me; it wasn’t until I consciously began photographing with an intention to be a vehicle for Spirits expression that things really shifted; the work became a spiritual practice and expression. Leading me to withdrawal and commit all my time and energy on Zen practice.

As I write today, I wonder if this silence behind the camera can create something deeper. I wonder how this form of artistic expression can be used to channel the energy seen in Zen Calligraphy, for example. Is it possible to become One with Emptiness and transfer it’s expression - of itself - in that moment to a viewer in such a direct and powerful way as ancient arts?

I cannot say but am curious none-the-less.