Be Aware of the Ordinary
When I chanced upon this object, I stopped dead in my tracks. It looked as if it was put there just for me. There’s a Tibetan proverb: “Objects are there for you only if you see them.”
There are no defined areas of subject matter. It’s without limit. The average person passes by many things that seem mundane and, therefore, are to be avoided. The one who stops and sees this object is not just the creator of the photo, but one who is enriched by many things overlooked by those desperately searching for photographs. They walk past these photographs unknowingly.
Barbara Bordnick said, “We walk by wonders every day and don’t see them. We only stop at what shouts the loudest.”
It is our job and our joy to stop and see things ...
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