Drawn To The Flame

As a moth is drawn to the light

of a flame, so are people drawn to

any form of light. Light is often

conveyed through art in any form

such as photography, painting,

music or the written word.

I seek to draw people to the beauty

of light through photography

accompanied with the written word.

For the most part, I am a

self-taught photographer. I have

a library of books on the subect

that grows larger every year.

The only "classes" I've taken

for photography have been

online through BetterPhoto.com.

I've come a little way since

I first started years ago, but 

through my studies,  I've learned

that one can never "finish"

learning when it comes to the

art of photography or anything

 else for that matter.

Some may argue that photography

is not art, but I will say that it IS!

Photography is the silent language

that speaks to all nations around

the world regardless of where you

were born and raised - no matter

what language you speak. 

Photography transcends every

language barrier in its unique

ability to portray emotion, pride, 

accomplishents large & small,

even the rise & fall of nations

can be told in any language

through photography. 

Photography captures both joy

and sadness. It conveys through the

lens, the life that is seamed with

wrinkles of ageless wisdom, or the 

exuberant physical strength of young

men & women in the prime of

life, as the well as the sparkling

innocence found in the eyes of a child.

It represents a record, in lasting

form, of every life accomplishment 

as well as moments of

phenomenal historical impact.

Without photography, we would

have try to remember every

single exploit and situation that

life has sent our way.

The art of photography gives us 

the ability to capture those

'Moments of Time"

and immortalize them beyond

the span of a single lifetime for

generations to come.

I just wish I could have gotten a

moth, at night...by a flame! But,

since you've all probably seen that

before, you can "picture it" in your

mind...thus...mission accomplished!

© Susan Reynolds

The Digital Artist