I took this photograph at Zebulla near Bela-Bela. I wonder how this tree ended up smiling like this. Did someone actually carve the face into the tree when it was still young? It still baffles my mind every time I look at it.

The meaning of life

In my life I have had a few moments where everything just feels as if it makes sense, even just for that split second I seem to experience a feeling of total understanding. In my life there where but a few of these moments getting my first car, my first kiss and the day I met her.

I always thought that these divine moments is what makes us think that life is worth living. This was until I lost her, in my mind the thought of being with out her was rhetorical. From the moment that my mind turned the stance of our relationship into serious, I convincingly told my self that I wold not be able to find meaning in life if I had to live without her.

As al relationships go, or most of them, I did not marry this girl and move into the dream house on the countryside. Fairytales is in my opinion a sick ideology that was created by people who live in a world that they create in order to escape reality. In other words I am saying that if you try and achieve fairytale status inside of your relationship you are trying to live out another persons dream.

I made a great new friend last night, Brenda, as we sat and waited for our movie we had an amazing conversation, we shared stories of life experience and heartbreak and success. This may sound a bit corny but in the middle of our conversation I realised something for the first time in my life. I have been trying to chase a Fairytale my whole life, this is why I have never been able to find happiness in my relationships.

The person in your life does not have to be great looking, they don't have to have a 5 star rated personality. The only real thing that matters in a relationship is that thru all the fights, bad habits and misunderstandings that person should be able to except you for who you are unconditionally.

From now on I am kicking the Fairytale in the face and going after the happiness that exists and that I know I deserve.

"Im Breaking out of this cage"

I have this class "Image Making" and today in class we received this brief. We where asked to create the image of any animal by just using shapes. Abstraction is really starting to grasp hold of my curiosity. It took a few minutes but when I first got the hang of it I found it interesting to attempt composition with this fresh new approach.

Another attempt at a more cubistic abstraction, if only Picasso could see me now.

Abstract art, for me, almost always had a sense of pointlessness hidden with inside it's interpretation. I know that if any modernist art critic herd me say this I would probably be stoned to death if it wasn't for the luxury of freedom of speech. Abstract art just had such an incompetent vibe. That used to be my mindset about this unique form of art until I recently tried it for the first time. From an artists experience I can now say, with the utmost certainty that I have found new respect for artist of abstraction. Abstract art requires a skill that is in my opinion the hardest artistic technique to acquire.

Utmost respect to all abstract artists.

According to Native American Indians animals with different coloured eyes are able to see both heaven and earth. It really makes you stop and think that just maybe animals are more than just four legged companions roaming the earth as means to an end for human loneliness. When I took this photograph it felt as if this creature was staring at me with such anticipation, as if he was asking "why are you taking my picture?" The image was rather ironic for me as I am not that fond of animals but this specific dog really seemed to awaken a thought of tender emotion, wondering what he would say if he was able to speak.

Be Grateful

I took this image at the robot near my house, it made me think about how lucky I am to be loved by others. I am able to care for my self and those that I love. This photograph speaks directly to your soul creating a new sense of awareness. "We live life thru the choices we make".

STAY HUMBLE for what you have and give what you've got for there are those that need.