When I wake up in the morning
I can't decide whether to enjoy the world,
or improve the world;
that makes it difficult to plan the day.
E. B. White
Shall I spend this time cheek-to-cheek with my camera
seeking and recording the templed aspects
of this grand experiment called creation,
this grand drama known as life on earth?
Or shall I be on the lookout for those images
that challenge more than soothe,
that prick more than pacify?
My belief is that the contemplative photographer
is called to do both,
sometimes in different images,
sometimes within the same image.
An evocative celebration of creation’s beauty
is also a plea to preserve it.
A visual homage to sacredness
is also a call to honor its existence.
With that understanding,
any of us can plan our days
with our cameras nestled next to us
without needing to think about it.
What is there to enjoy, we enjoy.
What is there to improve, we work toward improving.
That makes for a pretty full day.
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