With all that's going on in the world, it seems almost frivolous to be writing a blog about photography. A power hungry dictator has decided to invade a sovereign nation. Although the end may be in sight, we are still, after more than two years, in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. The economy is insane with near record inflation and the cost of  housing, energy and just about everything else setting record prices. In the face of all this mayhem, what am I doing? I'm making photographs and displaying them at an exhibition in a local art gallery. https://tarenwhitegallery.com/                                                      

 I'm writing  blog posts about the joy I find in creating images that reflect a world that I perceive to be beautiful and interesting. It's quite understandable how  my activities could be perceived as insignificant.

    But what else can I do? I could turn this blog into a platform for political and social commentary, but there are already thousands of talking heads espousing their opinions in various forms of media. I can't muster the arrogance to believe that my opinion of world affairs is more valid than anyone else's. I have little compulsion to be another feeble voice in the babbling mass.

    So I can't do much to change the insanity of this world we occupy. But here's what I can do.

 I can show you the stark beauty of a tree silhouetted against a morning sunrise. 

         I can show you a landscape carpeted in autumn colour. 

 

     I can show you the peacefulness of a tired little boy being carried off to bed by his mother.

 

I can show you a summer sunset on a northern lake.

    I can share with you the interest and pride I take in the tools of my craft.

    I can share with you the happiness I find in sharing my love of this craft with some very talented and awesome friends.

     I can show you the elegance of a simple blade of grass.

    I can share with you the tranquility of a peaceful morning by the river.

    Really, all I can do is keep on keepin' on. I can't do much to calm the mayhem that exists in this world. But, hopefully, I can provide a little nourishment for your soul.

                        ...more later

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