One of the many aspects of photography that I love is how this art form allows us to capture the full range of life. We can shoot everything from the vibrant colors of summer flowers to the sorrow and grief we feel inside. We can convey our gratitude for the food on our plate to the loneliness we experience when life feels dark. As I spent some time this weekend looking through my own recent iPhoneography as well as all the mobile photography you as members of our Mortal Muses community have shared in our Flickr group, I was overcome with this range of life, of emotions, of imagery.
I saw photos capturing dreams…
1. Mourning 7, 2. Untitled
The turn of seasons and and the passage of time…
1. glad for some rain., 2. 223:365 – wood
I witnessed quiet spots that I wish I could curl up in…
1. 231/365 | a quiet spot in Chinatown, 2. Absence
I remembered how life can feel so hard…
1. Live isn’t always a bowl of cherries, 2. Chained to self illusions..
And yet was reminded in my own photos of the beauty that surrounds each day…
Through photography, I become aware of how we must be alive to it ALL. We can’t choose to live in just the high range of emotions, only feeling the good, the joyous, the positive feelings. We cannot truly know joy and happiness if we aren’t also awake to our pain, our sorrow, our struggle. I’m grateful that my lens lets me capture that full range of life. It helps me remember the darkness so I can also see the light.
Meghan of Life Refocused
beautiful post meghan!
You have articulated so beautifully why I adore photography! Nice!
YAY!! Thanks!!
Beautiful post. It’s true. Photography is such a gift.
Thank you so much, Mary!
gorgeous post meghan and this is so true. It is important to experience it all. I often forget them and expect everything to be happy days. Thanks for the reminder. I love the images you chose to share too!
Such a wonderfully thoughtful post, Meghan. And I love the images you’ve chosen to share too.
Thanks, Kirstin!
Meghan thank you so much for including me with all these lovely images! I am truly honored and thrilled to be here!!!!! this is a fantastic post and such a great reminder. i know when i took that shot, i know how i felt. it’s important to share those other moments, the ones less joyous but, in some ways, filled so much more with “us.” thank you again!!! xxxooo
So happy to have YOU, Linda. I’m glad you can tap into the feelings you had when you shot your photo. So cool!
What a great collection to remind us of the highs and lows we experience. I love that we all journal our lives and emotions with our photos. These shots are such great testaments as the years go by to document where we were and how much we grow. Thanks Meghan for this lovely reminder.
A great post – and thank you so much for featuring my image!
The fact that we can capture the range of life is so, so true – and well worth keeping in mind on an uninspired day. Thanks for the reminder, Meghan!