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Quoting From Images, Vol. 2
Continue ReadingMany notables have photographed this wall of stains above White House Ruin. None that I know made images from this head-on wide-angle perspective portraying so much of the canyon wall. I am quoting from the work of two men, one at work in the 19th Century (Timothy O’Sullivan) and the other from the 20th […]
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Ebullience, Page 2
Continue ReadingSuch jaunty enthusiasm lies beyond my emotional range; indeed, it might transcend the abilities of all but a tiny percentage of mortal creatures. I was that odd child not entertained by clowns — instead was afraid of them — finding their androgyny and buffoonish behavior unnerving. Throughout history these tramps and jesters have been allowed […]
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A Curious Surrealism
Continue ReadingA strange scene like this seldom appears in the normal course of things; typically this must be manufactured — through double exposure or later sandwiching of frames. Finding a truly surreal image in real time is rare as platinum. This juxtaposition occurred during a musical performance when the piano man’s hand was somehow projected […]
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Faraway In Reflection
Continue ReadingWhat draws me to a subject and composition like this must be the mystery expressed. Long-suffering wives or husbands will admit they perceive in odd moments a chasm between themselves and their spouse — something remains elusive, the more so for a person we have never met. I do not know this young man […]
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Some Dancing Feet
Continue ReadingAlthough not as expressive as the human face, feet in motion can project emotion. In these two cases I think it must be joy in camaraderie; the first more abandoned than the second.
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Entering the Phenomenological Realm
Continue ReadingPhenomenology — an extravagant word meaning the study of how things appear to us in our conscious — or lived — experience. Anger counts as this sort of phenomenon, while believing the sun will rise tomorrow in the East does not. Philosophers are fond of asking questions we might consider tedious, like: “Is there […]
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Attending My First Khat Gathering
Continue ReadingA linguistic note: On the Horn of Africa people pronounce khat like our sleeping apparatus: Cot. Across the Gulf of Aden in Sana’a, Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula one pronounces a short ‘a’ with a hard ‘g’ in front: Gat. On arriving in Yemen I enrolled at a language institute. Western students of Arabic mingled […]
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