String | TexasDecember 15th, 2008 View Comments |
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String | Highway 62/180, Texas | Dec 2008
As I’ve said before, I love empty spaces. The attraction is irresistible, it’s simply what I see.
I tend to pick up on things sequentially, rather than all at once; I piece together ideas over time, string thoughts together, create ideas by synthesizing a lot of noise.
And it starts with emptiness, a blank slate, ready to be filled in with experiences, ideas, noise, responsibilities, reality, conflicting priorities, differing opinions, misinterpretations, mistakes, and eventually, learning.
In photography, I often start and end with the blank slate; sometimes I wish I could do the same with the rest of life.
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Only today, once I finally got to the open expanse of the west, did I truly feel like this trip has begun.
Oddly, I had a similar feeling last summer; last summer’s cross-country drive only really started once I got to South Dakota.
Follow all the stories, photos and links from the “Drive-By Consulting” roadtrip on this continually updated map.
December 16th, 2008 at 1:49
your work reminds me a bit of sinsabaugh. i love this, and the name of the town definitely adds to the experience and story of it.
and, i'm jealous of your road trip.
December 16th, 2008 at 1:49
your work reminds me a bit of sinsabaugh. i love this, and the name of the town definitely adds to the experience and story of it.
and, i'm jealous of your road trip.
December 16th, 2008 at 22:24
Ah, but I'm only highlighting the good parts of the trip; some days are just, well, annoying, depressing, boring. But the good days make up for it…
December 16th, 2008 at 22:24
Ah, but I'm only highlighting the good parts of the trip; some days are just, well, annoying, depressing, boring. But the good days make up for it…
December 25th, 2008 at 17:43
sure but the good parts only stand out in relation to the annoying, depressing, boring. otherwise life would be flat and joyless.
Joy is distinct not only from pleasure in general but even from aesthetic pleasure. It must have the stab, the pang, the inconsolable longing.C.S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy
December 25th, 2008 at 17:43
sure but the good parts only stand out in relation to the annoying, depressing, boring. otherwise life would be flat and joyless.
Joy is distinct not only from pleasure in general but even from aesthetic pleasure. It must have the stab, the pang, the inconsolable longing.C.S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy