“The moments when something new has entered us, something unknown; our feelings grow mute in shy embarrassment, everything in us withdraws, a silence arises, and the new experience, which no one knows, stands in the midst of it all and says nothing.” KnowsMomentsFeelingsGrowsSilenceAriseShyMidstSomething NewEmbarrassmentMuteNew Experiences Book:Rilke in Paris Source: Rilke in Paris
“Debate doesn’t really change things. It gets you bogged in deeper. If you can address or reopen the subject with something new, something from a different angle, then there is some hope. ... People are suddenly gazing at something else and pausing for a moment. And for the duration of that gaze and pause, they are like reflectors of the totality of their own knowledge and/or ignorance. That’s something poetry can do for you, it can entrance you for a moment above the pool of your own consciousness and your own possibilities.” PeopleIfsDifferentMomentsCan DoConsciousnessSubjectsPossibilityIgnoranceDeeperDebateAddressesSomething NewPoolPausesAngleEntrancesTotalityDurationGazingDifferent AnglesPausing Author:Seamus Heaney
“I found that the camera was a comforting companion. It opened up new worlds, and gave me access to people's most intimate moments. I discovered the privilege of seeing life in all its complexity, the thrill of learning something new every day. When I was behind a camera, it was the only place in the world I wanted to be.” PeopleWorldMomentsWantedFoundBehindsSeeingPhotographyCamerasPrivilegeAccessIntimateComplexitySomething NewCompanionNew WorldThrillComfortingPlaces In The WorldLearning Something NewIntimate Moments Book:It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War Source: It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War