Crossing the chasm is
A risky business at best.
Should I stay or go?
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Thank you to Sonya of Only 100 Words for coming up with Three Line Tales.
The TLT rules are simple:
Take a look at the photo prompt and write three lines to go with it.
Your lines can be poetry, micro-fiction, micro non-fiction or just a really long caption – everything goes as long as it’s three lines long.
A link back to this post would be nice (it’ll make me feel obliged to swing by yours to read your three lines, and some of your readers might want to join in, too – the more, the merrier, right?).
Tag your post with 3LineTales – it’ll make it easier for others to find it in the Reader.
A Fresh Perspective
Photography is more than just a vehicle for capturing the world around me; it provides me with a palette and a set of brushes, with which I paint not only what I see, but also look to express the emotions that are evoked by the scene in front of me in that moment.
Growing up in the Netherlands exposed me to a wide cross-section of visual arts that laid the foundation of my photographic view of all that surrounds me. Early influences were the Dutch Masters of the 17th century, to whom I was introduced by my grandfather during museum explorations; favorites among them are the scenes of quotidian life depicted by Jan Steen and Frans Hals and the vivid landscapes of Jacob van Ruisdael.
My classical high school education was supplemented by the Boijmans Van Beuningen museum, where I spent many a lunch hour exploring its great collection. Here I was introduced to surrealism with a particular love for the approach taken by Salvador Dali; Dali also rekindled my appreciation for the work of Hieronymus Bosch, who often showed the folly of us mortals.
Universal Connections
My approach to any photographic subject is to look for understanding first; in this I look to establish either a connection between the viewer and the subject or capture the connection of the subject with its surroundings. The captured image then aims to portray this connection from a perspective that is part of my personal interpretation.
This interpretation is often a form of externalized introspection, which may alternately display the connection of isolated beings and items with their environment or highlight the whimsy of the profound world, in which we find ourselves. The universe is full of connections, many of which are waiting to be discovered; part of my journey as a photographer is to document these connections.
Any assignment, be it an event, a product shoot or a portrait session is always approached through communication with the client; this is where the first connection is established. Ideas are exchanged and a collaborative plan of action forms, ultimately resulting in a set of images that aim to exceed the expectations of each client.
And, lest we forget, it is important to have fun while practicing the serious business of photography!
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Dutch goes the Photo! 
Nice and symbolic
Thank you! I went for something a little different this time.
Go, go, go! Thanks for another great contribution to 3LT 🙂
Thank you! This one was a slightly different tack. I went, but who will join me?
Will meditate on this after lunch and come back to you.
I walk alone
Carrying the phone
Staying in it’s case
I like it!!! If you like, please post it as a comment to Sonya’s original post at https://sonyca.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/three-line-tales-week-two/
Well done!!
Woops it’s should have been its!”
Loving this! So emblematic of life…thank you for you thought-provoking post!
Thank you! I thought it might work on a number of levels 🙂
It totally did! Congratulations!
I enjoyed this. Very symbolic.
Thank you. Appreciate that you read and liked it.
Ah, but there are discoveries to be made and photos to be taken. Go!
Great idea! Thank you.