that which is inspired by music, I will follow briefly
with the verse that continually rings through my
head, swirling with the images that I can't quite shake
from my head until they are purged through art, be it
photographs, lyrics, or the luscious grinding sound of
synthesizers tearing apart wave forms to create the
solace the rest of my life seems to lack... here it is:

"don't close your eyes anymore,
don't cover your ears anymore,
don't shut your mouth anymore,
don't close your mind anymore!
everything is changing a constant flow,
our existence - a photograph,
the time like slow-motion”
– excerpt from ‘Existence’ by Project Pitchfork

I think the reason this particular verse sends itself
spiraling endlessly through my warped brain is because
it feels to me that this should be the mantra of life...
of art...

shouldn't we be drowning in our own inability to
separate ourselves from our desire to think critically
about the world that surrounds ourselves? Shouldn't
that internal struggle drive us to see the world in ways
outside of the standard point and shoot snapshot
instant gratification world in which we live?

In this spirit, I am going to challenge myself to critique at least
one image a day. Aside from that, I will challenge myself
to write a constructively critical comment of every image
I open on this site. No favorites without comment, that
would be far too easy, and as artists, should we not struggle
on the path less chosen, the path that leads us towards internal
intellectual artistic and spiritual (not necessarily religious, I am
talking about your heart of hearts) growth? And should we not
view the world as always changing, always growing, and always
flowing toward the development of a world that is open to see the
world in different ways.

That being said, I hope that anyone who looks at my work will make
the decision to comment, and think critically about my work before
favoriting it without thinking about why they are doing so.

Here's to artistic growth!