Art, Photography and Philosophy

Photographs, photography and discussions about it

  • Triggers

    “Stop thinking about artworks as objects and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences. What makes a work of art good for you is not something that’s inside it but something that happens inside you.”   ― Brian Eno https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/06/EBM-20200619082658-1.jpg   Confession time, I’m a box hoarder.  I’d like to keep original boxes for any substantial…

  • Terraformed

    https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/06/EBM-20200612082240-750×1000.jpg “Terraformed” When something takes a path unintended I always try to understand the moment and look for potential.  This photo was made with a totally different expectation for a final product than what you see here.  A simple textured photo wash applied by random chance changed my perception and with it the development of…

  • Crystal Ball

    If created correctly it’s not the future which you’ll view. https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/06/EBM-20160123141232-3.jpg I have a vast Youtube backlog of Affinity Photo (AP)1 training/how-to videos awaiting my efforts to learn more about the App.  Many of the videos are on areas, features, and usages of AP I may not need in day-to-day photo editing, but to my…

  • A few flowers

    “A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in–what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.” ― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/06/EBM-20200606133529.jpg Gladiolus   Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). …

  • Mimosa Tree

    …or also known as the Chinese Silk Tree or Silk Tree in the United States. https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/06/EBM-20200601082533-1-1200×800.jpg On our regular morning walks Maggie and I follow a path which includes walking along the edge of the woods.  Almost buried under larger trees and vines is a Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) tree which is in beautiful bloom just…