Finding Place within Myself

While taking audio recording of Lake Michigan I found that several other people had come to enjoy the clear, sunny weather before the temperature dropped. I was at first worried about conversations and intimate sounds leaking into my recordings. However, the constant drone of the water created individual sonic rooms that let no sounds enter or exit. Even though there was fewer than 10 or 20 feet between people I was swallowed by the lake and alone with the sounds.

I don’t consider myself a still photographer and don’t naturally enjoy taking pictures. I would much rather capture moving images. However, at one point I found a bridge that had interesting shadows. As I began taking stills of the sun and shadows that were interacting with this bridge, I found a much deeper sense of place. There was a street drain that reflected itself on the water it contained. I began, slowly to really become aware of the poetry in a place. The ware different forms interact to make a single place unique.