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| Jasper National Park - Canada Canon 5D mkII + Canon 50mm f1.4 |
There are fleeting moments where time stops and the essence that is the photographer becomes one with the subject. These are ephemeral experiences, intense bursts of focus that I can only describe as Zen. It might seem a contradiction for this empiricist to describe an experience in nature that is something less than science, yet I find that Zen philosophy can inform my mind without imbuing a religious conviction.
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| Eddy - Canada Canon 5D mkII + Canon 24mm TSE f3.5L |
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| Slot - Canada Canon 5D mkII + Canon 50mm f1.4 |
Id, the scientist... “life is a continuum that began with a single cell competing for limited resources, motivated by the programmed need to replicate. Competition inspired organic innovation that led to a branching tree of life that extends into every ecological niche. Selection is the mechanism, and chance events in the environment separate the winners from the losers. The evidence of this rich evolutionary history is written in molecules and preserved in stone.”
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| Nanny and Kidd (Oreamnos americanus) - Canada Canon 7D + Canon 300mm f2.8L IS + 1.4x converter |
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| Leading Lines (Oreamnos americanus) - Canada Canon 40D + Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS |
Zen, the artist... “Reality seems sterile and non-emotive. Art is a human pursuit, a mode of self-expression, and Zen helps me to explore my place in nature. I am the ripple in a pond, a wave in the ocean, a drop of rain cycling through the atmosphere; I am one, a part of the continuum.”
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| Reflecting Jasper - Canada Canon 5D mkII + Canon 50mm f1.4 |
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| We are the Rock (Oreamnos americanus) - Canada Canon 7D + Canon 300mm f2.8L IS + 1.4x converter |
Schizophrenic in the literal sense, photography is a split of the mind; it is art and it is science. White light emanates from solar fusion, reflects off an earthly mass and photons are captured by a Silica wafer. Transformed into a binary code, this is the picture. In contrast, a careful search for leading lines, colored abstractions and tonal gradients shape our art. Lost in the moment, the photographer is one with the place and sees what others will not. Whatever your mind, accept that you are a part of the nature that you seek to capture, and you will make art from the science that is our reality.
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