In Passing
Author John Updike wrote that
“my only duty was to describe reality as it had come to me—and to give the mundane its beautiful due.”
"What we owe to the mundane is first of all to pay attention to it, to notice what is around us; to be conscious of our senses interacting with our surroundings, not simply conveying information to us but creating, through their limitations and their particular gifts, the world we experience. The chief obstacle is familiarity, our ability to perform daily tasks mechanically, with a minimum of attention. Our hands and bodies know their way around our living spaces; how often do we need to do more than scan or glance? One of the purposes of art, of course, is to disrupt this mechanical process, to strip away the blindfold of familiarity and show us things we overlook." - © Imogen Sara Smith
“my only duty was to describe reality as it had come to me—and to give the mundane its beautiful due.”
"What we owe to the mundane is first of all to pay attention to it, to notice what is around us; to be conscious of our senses interacting with our surroundings, not simply conveying information to us but creating, through their limitations and their particular gifts, the world we experience. The chief obstacle is familiarity, our ability to perform daily tasks mechanically, with a minimum of attention. Our hands and bodies know their way around our living spaces; how often do we need to do more than scan or glance? One of the purposes of art, of course, is to disrupt this mechanical process, to strip away the blindfold of familiarity and show us things we overlook." - © Imogen Sara Smith
What I love about photography is that I have to be present. Present in the moment, brain engaged, intuition and instinct flowing unedited. Reacting with eyes open. Not hesitating to take the picture. Seeing what is before me as if for the first time. The discovery, the adventure. The beauty in the everyday, the mundane, and elevating it with the photo. To pause and ponder. Linger for a moment, then share.