How do you Honor the World?

Of course! The path to heaven doesn’t lie down in flat miles. It’s in the imagination with which you perceive this world, and the gestures with which you honor it.
– Mary Oliver in her poem, The Swan

Last night, I gave a talk for the Corvallis Art Guild. Preparing and giving a talk is always a good opportunity to pause and take stock. As I decide what to say, I’m deciding what’s important to me. If you have a limited time and few words, the ones you choose have import.

I spoke about my creative journey to discover mobile photography as my medium and my process. I spoke about why photography is my medium. What inspires me and why I love it so much.

I talked about how photography, for me, is about lines and light. I love how I can take something out of this world, and transform it into something new — a piece of art — by the mere act of framing it with my camera. I see capturing an image as honoring the beauty and grace of what exists.

Photography is how I honor the world. It’s my perception and my small gesture of gratitude.

How do you honor the world?