Journal Of Thoughts
Author: communicatingcreatively
My main interests are:
Sketching; Watercolour; Line & Wash
Poetry/Writing; Oil Painting
Photography;Judging Photography
Public Speaking/Toastmasters
Member of Toastmasters International, Gledswood Toastmasters Club -
Distinguished Toastmaster
Other:Cacti & Succulents, Reading, Walking.
Member of:
Red Point Artists Association;
Cacti & Succulent Society of Australia
Macarthur Art Group;
Urban Sketchers Sydney
Co-owner of Finance4Growth-Mortgage Broker
Member of BNI Energy (Business Network International)
Imagination
Profiling Photographers – Michael Rawle
This is the first in a new series of Photography posts that will appear regularly on this Blog. I have known Michael for approx. 25 years and we first met at Campbelltown Camera Club (now, Macarthur Photographic Society) in Sydney, Australia. A big thanks to Michael for sharing his thoughts and images!
Gear:
Currently favor and use Olympus micro 4/3 mirrorless system (E-M5 & E-M1)
I still however have (and will probably use in future)
2 x Olympus 4/3 DSLRs (E410 & E520), and
3 x Olympus OM system SLRs (OM2n, OM40, OM4)
1. Why did you choose Photography as your medium of communication?
I developed a love of movies from a very early age (my family were all film buffs) and I quickly warmed to the visual language of film in terms of both aesthetics, and in triggering an emotional response and in storytelling. In my late teen’s this translated to a love of a photography and still images and a desire to be able to capture images myself as a form of creative self-expression.
2. Which Photographers have been the greatest influences on you & why?
There are many photographers who impress me with their ability to capture wonderful images, master visual story-telling, and clearly share my sensibilities and world view. Some of these would include:
David Bailey; Max Dupain; Ansel Adams; Robert Capa; David Moore; Lewis Morley; Annie Leibovitz; Henri Cartier-Bresson; Bill Henson; Frank Hurley; Robert Mapplethorpe; William Yang; Harold Cazneaux… etc etc
3. What inspires you to create the type of images that you do?
To create strong images that are aesthetically satisfying, but also make an emotional connection to the viewer and have the ability to tell a story.
4. What do you think makes your style unique?
I don’t know if it is, however as we are all unique as people I like to think I bring my own character, personality, passions and sensibility to my creative endeavors and hopefully this is expressed in my images.
5. Do you have any advice for an aspiring photographer?
Follow your passions, be open to learning and be inspired by others, but above all stay true to yourself
6. What is the next big adventure for you, photographically?
Self-publishing books of my images; and exploring video as an extension to my love of the still image.
To look at more of Michael’s images:
Moving House
Settling back
My feet are so sore
Moving house
Is such a chore!
First the packing
Culling on the way
Wish I could do this
Another day!
Embrace the move
With such clarity
Give things away
To your local charity
The garage sale is
An intriguing beast
As one and all
Come to feast
Searching for a bargain
Haggling a price
It can be such a tiresome
Exercise
The day of moving
Comes too quick
It seems you can’t
Just take a trick
Furniture and boxes
Everywhere
Your helpers take
So much care
When the moving is over
You look around
Surrounded by boxes
You feel so bound
As the stress subsides
You start to see
Moving house
Helps you to be free
Free of the things
That have cluttered your life
It’s another chance
To set things right
Less is more
We often hear
Moving house
Lets you clear
Ready to move on
With your Life’s journey
Time to act on
Your great yearnings!
Written by David Johnson
14 November 2015
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
In Writing Your Poem
Rising To The Surface
Crying from the depths
Life can be suffocating
Epic struggles
Seem incapacitating
Tricky to handle
At times…
Through patience and will
Our thoughts they climb
Rising to the surface
Building strength
Arms in the air
Fists clenched
Courage the staple
Willing yourself through
Rewards are a plenty
All the while, you grew
Take from this
All you can learn
Reap the benefits
From all that you earn
Written by David Johnson
21 October 2015
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
Inspired Thoughts
Inspired thoughts
They come and go
An intermittent creek
That sometimes flows
Getting into the zone
Can be the key
It is then your mind
Is most certainly free
Free to discover
New thoughts that inspire
Goals to make
Dreams that fire!
Written by David Johnson
18 October 2015
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
Profiling Photographers
As part of the Photography section of this Blog, I will be shortly commencing a series of articles based around Photographers I either know or have come across in my travels since commencing the Artform of Photography myself in 1982. Some are Professional, some Semi-Professional and some are Enthusiasts.
It is my intention to obtain their responses to a brief number of questions which will aim to depict their thoughts on Photography itself and what inspires them to create their images.
Some examples of their images and links to their online galleries shall also be included.
It is not the intention to discuss ‘gear’ in these Profiles (although it will state what gear they do use and what attracted them to use it to communicate their message). There exists a lot of wonderful equipment however, there are enough “Equipment Review’ sites out there to satisfy, I believe.
As a devotee of communication, and in particular, of photography for 30+ years I have been privileged to be associated with and have come across some outstanding practitioners of the Artform in that time.
Each of us ‘sees’ the world differently and thus will communicate it differently.
Through these ‘Photography Profiles’, it is my aim to celebrate their viewpoints and images with a new audience.
Written & Photographed by David Johnson
The Beauty Of Life
The beauty of life
Comes from within
Programmed by the Universe
Just waiting to begin
Without any coaching
It’s direction is clear
To exist in the world
And provide that good cheer
Growing into its life
Bearing fruit to one and all
Shining in the Sun
Thirsting in rain’s fall
When it’s fruit is all given
The process begins anew
Sharing it’s life
A chance to renew
Written by David Johnson
10 October 2015
© CommunicatingCreatively/David Johnson 2015
An Artist’s Brush
Communicating Creatively 