“For me, the creation of a photograph is experienced as a heightened emotional response, most akin to poetry and music, each image the culmination of a compelling impulse I cannot deny. Whether working with a human figure or a still life, I am deeply aware of my spiritual connection with it. In my life, as in my work, I am motivated by a great yearning for balance and harmony beyond the realm of human experience, reaching for the essence of oneness with the Universe.” HumansStillsSpiritualUniverseFiguresCreationEmotionalBalancePhotographyConnectionsEssenceHarmonyResponsePhotographerPhotographDenyOnenessImpulseRealmsReachingMotivatedYearningCompellingHuman ExperienceStill LifeCulminationEmotional ResponseSpiritual ConnectionPoetry And MusicBalance And Harmony Author:Ruth Bernhard
“The human body represents to me the same universal innocence, timelessness and purity of all seed pods, suggesting the mother as well as the child, the parental as well as the descendant, conceived according to nature's longings.” HumansWellsChildrenBodyMotherUniversalLongingSeedsInnocencePurityClothingsHuman BodySuggestingDescendantsParentalTimelessness Author:Ruth Bernhard
“It is so basic. A human being is an innocent part of nature. Our civilization has distorted this universal quality that allows us to feel at home in our skin. Other animals have coats that they accept, but the human race has yet to come to terms with being nude.” FeelsHumansHomeTermHuman BeingsAnimalRaceQualityAcceptingCivilizationSkinsUniversalInnocentHuman RaceClothingsCoats Author:Ruth Bernhard
“What the human eye sees is an illusion of what is real. The black and white image transforms illusions into another reality.” HumansRealRealityEyeBlackWhitePhotographyIllusionPhotographerBlack And WhiteHuman Eyes Author:Ruth Bernhard
