Dec 27 2005
Celebration of Light
Well, it seems I have survived both a Christmas and the lighting of the first candle all in one day. I even made two pictures that commemorate the event. (See Amsterdam section) I am always very impressed with photographers who have posted ‘their first picture’ on their website.
I appreciate the works of Saudek a lot and it was a surprise to find his first picture on his site. It was just a man lying on the ground but there was so much to be read from that picture, the crucifixion, frustration in creativity; it was all there.I am no Saudek; that is for sure. I could not have handled a life with just one goal, the everlasting perfection of one particular pictorial approach, although I admire him for that immensely at the same time.
However I did find (one of) my first roll(s) of film during the Holidays. Lately I am often criticized for my blunt approach to nudity and sex, but boy – I sure was a devoted Catholic back then in 1970. There were 36 pictures on a roll of Agfa Gevaert, almost all taken in churches or depicting any kind of religious devotion. One of the few pictures that were taken outside a church, I am posting here. Just to prove to you that I was born a romantic.
