Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Path To Perfection

Delores made this image right in front of the Clam Digger Inn at Pine Knoll Shores NC, a small community near Emerald Island NC. The lines are clear as to where it leads. A place where there is nothing to do, no one to answer to, no right or wrong, a place where everything is given without want or need. In this place everything is working in perfect harmony with the universe.

I know that’s deep, but it goes a long way as to the artist’s state of mind the moment a masterpiece is created. Photography has taught me a lot about life. Looking inside and trying not to resist that state of having everything and needing nothing. Like going out to photograph and expecting nothing and seeing everything. I attempt to enter this place when I use my camera. When I can get there, it allows me to see the beauty of a landscape. Other times, it’s the moment of a perfect gesture when someone allows their inner self to be revealed. If I’m lucky my camera will be ready as well.

Striving to improve and reaching for perfection is endless. It’s a consistent expansion of self, in every aspect of living. Just about the time I think I’m getting it, a teacher arrives to show me more. For me this is the never ending and unreachable Path to Perfection.

David is a NC based photographer. To see his online gallery click here.

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