Ok seriously.  When I started photographing nudes I thought that I would try something that I’ve always wanted to do but was too afraid to do.  Ever since that time, I’ve been writing about the experience and sharing what I’ve learned along the way.  All the while continuing to do it because it’s fun, interesting, and by golly I like photographing beautiful things.

But since reading the article on Univers d’ Artistes, I’m starting to see that the images I’m shooting and the words I’m using to talk about the art are powerful.  I never thought in a million years that my work could be considered powerful.  There is so much in our world that is ugly. so much hate and violence.  And there are so many people who are trying to control others.  there is so much that is negative in our world that I find going into the woods or onto a gorgeous beach and creating art is my way of coping.  It’s my way of reminding myself that this place is still beautiful and hopefully reminding others of that beauty as well.  but more than that, reminding us all that we are better than the petty arguments, better than the wars we wage, or the power we seek.  To be human is to be alive and to understand that our place in this world is not to control it, but to enjoy it.

This is why I shoot nudes and this is why I’ll keep shooting nudes.  I just hope that you’ll continue to enjoy the work

Well, when I got to my desk this morning, I opened up my computer.  I checked my email and then logged in to Deviant Art to check messages and to catch up on what other artists have been up to over the weekend.   this is a fairly typical start to my day.  Well when I checked my messages I received another note from Chris St. James.  in his note he said that he had written the article and gave me a link to it.

I started to read the article and was floored by it.  I started to cry as I read it.  Not out of sadness but because I was overwhelmed by the power that the words had when they were next to the images.  So I have to give a big thank you to Chris St. James for making what helping to make today an amazing day.

Read the full article here