Textures
I’M FEELING IT
Visualizing Texture
Years ago, after a meditation retreat, I went out on a magical spring day with my camera, and I reflected on a teaching of the Buddha: in the seeing, there is just that which is seen. The eye sees color and form. The rest comes from our minds, which create reactions, meaning, emotions, and stories. I realized then that this is even truer of the camera. My photography became more of a conscious evocation of experience rather than an attempt to capture it literally.
I take the pictures as I find them, without rearranging or manipulation. When I process the images later, I can investigate, reinforce or even change the feeling of the piece by cropping, by manipulating the color and lighting, and even by turning the picture upside-down or sideways.
This collection of images focuses on texture, using pattern and color as the visual base. They are single images from my camera, not digital collages.
![weathered complements](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77accc_5e706fe4f45744f18c61371636b312c3.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_85,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/77accc_5e706fe4f45744f18c61371636b312c3.jpg)
![volcano (rusty wheelbarrow)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77accc_a471eac4f0b04f63b403215e1dcdbe3b.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/77accc_a471eac4f0b04f63b403215e1dcdbe3b.jpg)
![tiger tiger](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77accc_e03982bcd9df47cb8f3ccb2dea685ff9.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_103,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/77accc_e03982bcd9df47cb8f3ccb2dea685ff9.jpg)
![sticks and stones](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77accc_e0e7842b65154015912b9a4e9677e89c.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_103,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/77accc_e0e7842b65154015912b9a4e9677e89c.jpg)
![starry spikes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77accc_191da0fda04d48dca3bf43efaa8e33dd.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_111,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/77accc_191da0fda04d48dca3bf43efaa8e33dd.jpg)