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All true artists, whether they know it or not, create from a place of no-mind, from inner stillness. – Eckhart Tolle

You ever feel stuck?
You know…that rut?
I think I find myself being pulled (my own doing BTW) in so many directions I’ll end up stuck in 4 or 5 ruts one day.
I’m not there yet…but I’m trying to prevent it from getting there.
Focus.
Focus.
Focus.
Fuck us.

One of the things that I’ve had to battle internally is this whole notion of what it means to be a photographer.  More specifically an art photographer.  Even more specific I suppose would be “artist”.
I used to be a “professional photographer”.
Big deal.
I used to charge thousands of dollars to take pictures at people’s weddings.
Big deal.
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