What does one do when facing for the first time the blank page of his just started blog? The hand that is set to type, composes an introductory message to all possible readers and viewers. There is also the potential of placing a motto or a verse at the top of the page followed by a somewhat literary introduction. Is there, however, any feeling-and verbalization of it- or realization of the immensity of the world to which one attempts to reach while blogging? Is there any sense and display of the feeling about the unknown readers and their reactions to the new blog? Is there excitement interwoven with awe and a strong sense of responsibility while typing letter after letter?
Well, this is the introduction to myself and my initial reactions while setting to write my first post to my new blog. I have experienced all those reactions about the content of the introduction and the inescapable need to write a message different from "classic" ones-which may, at times, lead to the use of common phrases, words and even style , given that at the end of the day nothing sounds as exciting to the blogger as it should be.
You might have already taken a guess: here is an emotional person engaged -or trapped in a labyrinth?- in the task of mastering words and emotions and decently presenting them to the globe. No matter how risky this proves in everyday life, I feel it is a great advantage when it comes to looking at photographs and interpreting them. Emotional reactions guide fingers and cameras, emotions turn events, situations, people and places to unique "momenta", single them out from any other event or place and thus here lies the excitement of photograph taking and photograph interpretation.
Here is another piece of my personality puzzle. How much do you allow for emotions to take the lead? I would say: so long as you are aware of your emotions and you enjoy their presence in photograph taking, just keep going. So long as emotion expression comes to contrast with other people -even your dearly beloved- and you feel this is your trademark, just keep going. If, to add to this, your "audience" loves your way of expressing yourself, even more so, keep going!
Here is, then, what you need to know about Effie, the Greek from Argostoli and her relation to photographs, which seals her attempt to this new blog.
Yet, beyond such attitudes to photographs, there is an unpleased and pending desire always hand in hand with joy, to post these photographs that I have been taking for some time now. My aim is to read what comes before an exclamation mark or a question mark while commenting on places, people and situations that you and I might have shared, lived, remembered, forgotten.... We will all be pleased to read interpretations other than mine , hence opening the possibilities of endless interpretations and confirming that photographs are like texts.
It does not sound complicated. It is exciting. And it is this engagement between me, my photographs and you that can make a community what it is.
Shall we set sail?
Well, this is the introduction to myself and my initial reactions while setting to write my first post to my new blog. I have experienced all those reactions about the content of the introduction and the inescapable need to write a message different from "classic" ones-which may, at times, lead to the use of common phrases, words and even style , given that at the end of the day nothing sounds as exciting to the blogger as it should be.
You might have already taken a guess: here is an emotional person engaged -or trapped in a labyrinth?- in the task of mastering words and emotions and decently presenting them to the globe. No matter how risky this proves in everyday life, I feel it is a great advantage when it comes to looking at photographs and interpreting them. Emotional reactions guide fingers and cameras, emotions turn events, situations, people and places to unique "momenta", single them out from any other event or place and thus here lies the excitement of photograph taking and photograph interpretation.
Here is another piece of my personality puzzle. How much do you allow for emotions to take the lead? I would say: so long as you are aware of your emotions and you enjoy their presence in photograph taking, just keep going. So long as emotion expression comes to contrast with other people -even your dearly beloved- and you feel this is your trademark, just keep going. If, to add to this, your "audience" loves your way of expressing yourself, even more so, keep going!
Here is, then, what you need to know about Effie, the Greek from Argostoli and her relation to photographs, which seals her attempt to this new blog.
Yet, beyond such attitudes to photographs, there is an unpleased and pending desire always hand in hand with joy, to post these photographs that I have been taking for some time now. My aim is to read what comes before an exclamation mark or a question mark while commenting on places, people and situations that you and I might have shared, lived, remembered, forgotten.... We will all be pleased to read interpretations other than mine , hence opening the possibilities of endless interpretations and confirming that photographs are like texts.
It does not sound complicated. It is exciting. And it is this engagement between me, my photographs and you that can make a community what it is.
Shall we set sail?
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