The purpose of looking at Mountains
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Hi from Melbourne!
I’m gearing up for a campaign I directed and photographed to release (I think October) and I was looking at finished work and some images I made on my point and shoot during the in-between moments of the job.
I really love looking at and loved making these images of huge vast mountainous landscapes and a few mementos while taking a walk from my hotel.
It made me think about photography (which I’m thinking about often) and the purposes we impose on it. That even though I was away working as a photographer. There for a specific task. I thought, the act of making pictures no matter the result or what hierarchy they fall into (self-imposed or external) that these other images I made gave me a joy, a joy that is the foundation of why I am and became a photographer. To observe and be curious about what is in front of me and what I experience.
I guess what I’m saying is that it's easy to get caught up in all that comes with a commercial job (which I love and adore, even if it can batter and bruise) and that at its simplest, photography is just a really nice way to help me make sense of the world around me and in me.
Here are some pictures. There’s a feeling of looking at something from a new perspective, or being in a scenario you would rarely find yourself in. It makes your eyes and brain expand and contract simultaneously. Gosh, I could stare at mountains like these forever.
In other news, my new book VISIONS is out, if you haven't seen it. It was also made near the mountains, in a basin of mountains to be specific. A place that is so deeply immersive and wildly captivating. A place that the Dalia Lama called the spiritual centre of the universe. I recently got a better shipping rate on postage. So if that helps, you can buy on at the link below.
And if you haven’t seen the film yet. It’s now out via the Ar’cteryx YouTube Channel.
The Melbourne International Film Festival just wrapped up. I saw some brilliant films. Namely these two doco’s. I’m also in doco mode for research purposes.
Queens of Concrete1 and You Should Have Been Here Yesterday2
Thanks for reading, wherever you may be in the world.
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