Catching Light: The Illumination and Essence of the Bloom
“So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.” T.S. Eliot
As a photographer, I seek to capture both the simplicity and illumination of the bloom. As light and shadow fall onto fragile petals, an inner depth is revealed. With quotes from thought leaders included, I hope to give the viewer an experience of that light within the bloom at a moment in time.
To understand all blooms and all of us hold light.
Images from 2022 Photography Exhibit at the Marblehead Arts Association in Marblehead, Massachusetts
“If a rose is a beautiful flower, it is also because it opens itself.” (“Si la rose est belle fleur. C’est aussi parce qu’elle s’ouvre.”) Charles De Leusse
“It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars.” Richard Evans
“Surrounded by darkness yet enfolded in light.” Alan Brennert
“Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.” Theodore Roethke
“Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.” Desiderius Eramus
“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen