Spirit Grooves

What motivates me in nature photography is probably a little unusual and I will sketch it out so that you know where I am coming from. I was a naturalist from the time I was six-years old until I discovered how beauti­ful women are at the age of say sixteen. So I kind of segued out of nature study when I was around seven­teen. We can perhaps all agree that nature is serene and beautiful but I am not as sure that all of us are aware that nature is also fierce, a very harsh mistress.

 

I find it hard to look nature in the eye. And I usually blink first, because she never blinks. There is some tough love there. And while I loved nature, as I grew older, I also gradually shied away from looking directly at the harder parts. I find the same problem with Billie Holliday recordings, my favorite woman singer. Even though I love her singing, I am not always willing to put myself through the emotions she brings out in her voice. I can’t go there without paying the price of my full attention and all that entails.

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