“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is
that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness,
that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You
are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's
nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel
insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are
born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just
in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we
unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are
liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates
others.” (Unknown)
Here is a line of crumbs to keep track of my messy thoughts and the stories I love to tell.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Weegee 1950 - The golden Painted Stripper
The golden painted stripper - Weegee 1950
A beautiful stripper, used to be on stage and to be the focus of the attention, sips her drink completely unfazed by the the camera.
She's used in being peered and watched, with greedy, covetous looks, and she doesn't care of a pair of eyes more.
In the background instead, a totally different reaction is displayed by her admirers. They're used to following her movements with indiscreet and shameless looks, to 'swallowing' every single move and step she takes, as if she was their property.
But once they become the object of the attention, their attitude changes completely. They hide behind their hands, afraid of being caught by a jealous wife or simply wishing to go back to the darkness, from where they can watch and ogle without being noticed. They want back the unevenness of the situation, so that they can feel in a position of control again.
This is the spirit with which WeeGee approached every single snapshot in his career; venturing into the nooks and crannies of a perfectly imperfect society and showing the hypocrisy filling every bit of life in the America of the 1950's.
This is what strikes me most every time I watch his pictures, his unbiased and relentless pursue of the real, behind the surface.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Precious Moments
Doisneau - Basier
Stealing an impossibly poignant, yet simple and utterly true moment.
The frantic everyday life merges with the preciousness of a loving gesture.
Wishing to be lips, wishing to be crowd, wishing to live the dream.
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