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Photo of the Golden Gate Bridge captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens from the Marin Headlands in Marin County. Bay Area. Early September 2013.
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Smartphones and people. A moment of self-reflection during the walk past all the light artworks. Corner with the Leidsegracht (in the background).
ABSORBED BY THE LIGHT
Gali May Lucas (UK)
Amsterdam Light Festival
Amsterdam Light Festival is an annual light art festival in Amsterdam. Artists, architects and (light) designers from all over the world bring their light artworks and installations alive during the festival every winter.
Edition #12 is from 30 November 2023 till 21 January 2024. More than twenty light artworks will illuminate the iconic canals of Amsterdam. For Amsterdam Light Festival 2023-2024 we have asked artists to consider the effects of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) on our everyday lives. The ways in which we communicate, engage and create are all impacted by technology and AI. What is the impact on the human condition? How does society change because of this digital evolution? And where are the boundaries? The different perspectives will be highlighted during Edition 12, with the theme: LOADING… Revealing Art, AI and Tech.
The route consists of more than twenty light artworks by the hand of international artists. From renowned names to surprising newcomers and everything in between. We dive deeper into our relationship with personal tech, the mobile phone being at the forefront – we cannot live without it, but sometimes you wish you could throw it in the canal. Subjects such as swarm intelligence, self learning algorithms, facial recognition and motion capture are also explored. What will be next? That is still loading…
And I'm not talking about the kind in a bumper, but it fits the photo too!
It's never easy to stop dead in your tracks and take a look around and realize something has to change, that something has to become different, and that you are the only one who can make it different. It's also especially hard to make a move like that when it involves someone else. Especially when you're afraid you could lose a friend, even when that wasn't the intention.
Life is its own hardest lesson and unfortunately the only way to learn that lesson and become better is by living, day to day. I still have so very much to learn, I know and realize that in my core. And it's okay.
I try to live my life each day, to be a good person, to be happy, to be positive, to reflect that positivity on others if possible, to not be weighed down by negativity, to help others, and to be a good friend.
Life is what you make of it. It can be as good as you want or as bad as you want. Sometimes things happen beyond our control that throw us for loops but you have to ride the wave, learn from it (if possible), and keep on moving forward. That light at the end of the tunnel does exist. I know that for a fact. I lived way back in that dark tunnel for years and years. I was depressed, I saw no way out, I wanted someone to save me, someone to make it all better for me. I couldn't do it, I didn't have the strength...at least that's what I told myself. Then one day I realized the only person who could save me (and who would save me) was myself. The only way to move forward was to take the necessary steps in front of me. And I did. And I moved forward and I made things better. The reason no one could save me was because that decision, that looming, difficult, impossible seeming decision, was mine to make and no one else's. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.
Since then I've done a lot of reflecting, on myself, on my life, on where I want my life to go. It's a necessary thing to stop and assess life every now and then. Friends can help guide you, can listen to you, can be your shoulder to cry on and to make you laugh. But you have to make decisions and stand behind them knowing you are doing what is right, what is best for you and you alone.
Photo captured at Trinidad State Beach via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens in the city of Trinidad. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.
Most people, cameras in hand, capture endless photos the exact moment when the sun lowers on the horizon. Unfortunately, those people simply leave and end their moment on capturing that quintessential sunset. However, the moment after the sun sets is truly when the magic happens. An array of colors burst out of the ether as if the heavens above express the amount of love and positive vibrations they have for us earthlings. Enjoy each and every moment of a sunset and your life, not just the highlights. Photo captured from the Humboldt Lagoon State Park Visitor Center at Stone Lagoon. Humboldt Lagoons State Park. Humboldt County. Late August 2013.
Photo captured while driving towards U.S. Highway 101, past post-mile marker 95.50 on Highway 1, the Shoreline Highway, near Leggett. Mendocino County. Late March 2013.
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I think we all have times where we have to stop and open ourselves up to self analysis, be it good or bad.
I've had many periods in my life where I have self analysed and reflected on who I am as a person and what I wish to be in the future... sometimes it instigates huge changes, like moving city, changing career, having a baby or sometimes it's just the little things that I work on, like saying 'I love you' a bit more often or being more forgiving.
At times like this I can feel very vulnerable, because I've lost my confidence in myself, I look in the mirror and am not proud of what I see, for whatever reason and this is why I make the change, not to please other but so I can look in the mirror and be proud of the person staring back at me... for me, that is probably the most important of all my values because it affects every aspect of my life and is intrinsic to my feeling of self worth.
MAM-self reflection
Leica M4 or M6, summilux 50/1.4 II (E46 version); HP5 developed in HC-110 (1+63), scanned with Sony A7II + Leica BEOON + Focotar-2 (50mm).
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Photo looking toward McKinleyville and Clam Beach captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone via Scenic Drive, County Road 4M310 at post-mile marker 0.71. Humboldt County. Late November 2013.
Photo captured at post-mile marker 82.85 in the unincorporated community of Rockport; near the site where Highway 1, the Shoreline Highway, turns inland and away from the Lost Coast and rugged King Range, and more or less 25 miles before terminating at U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway. Mendocino County. Late March 2013.
A long day of studying only led to this moment where the sky painted the perfect array of colors and patterns--ultimately allowing one to feel at ease in an unpredictable world. Photo captured outside my apartment in the city of Arcata. Humboldt County. Late September 2013.
Photo of Big Lagoon looking west (where the Pacific Ocean and lagoon are separated by a thin strip of land at the water horizon, and where the is on the other side of the water horizon) captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens and ND-8 filter in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Early December 2013.
Photo captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens from Trinidad State Beach in the city of Trinidad. Humboldt County. Early October 2013.
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When I had hair, I remember the constant fluffing, twisting, playing and running my fingers through it. I find myself still reaching for the shampoo and still automatically reaching for my hair. Now when I reach for my hair I feel my skin and as my family says, "my thick skull". I give myself a hug that I'm still here!
Photo looking towards Rocky Creek Bridge captured a few miles south of Carmel via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f4.5 lens in Big Sur. Monterey County. Late October 2013.
Photo captured during sunset at the Vista Point near the Berry Summit along California Highway 299 via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens about 10 miles west of the census designated place of Willow Creek. Humboldt County. Mid November 2013.
Third photo from the "still-life" series. Gritty, dark, and dirty selfie, — that's the way I wanted it in those dark Covid times, being in self-isolation.
As former president Teddy Roosevelt puts it...behold it is the "Eighth Wonder of the World." The water originates from underground springs above and at the falls. Even during the dry summer months and at 129 feet in height, the water provides an almost constant flow rate of 100 million U.S. gallons / day. Photo of Burney Falls captured via ND-8 filter from McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in Shasta County. Northern California. Late March 2013.
Photo of the Eel River captured from Avenue of the Giants at post-mile marker 18.59 in the census-designated place of Weott. Humboldt County. Mid July 2013.
Photo captured from Trinidad State Beach in the city of Trinidad via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f4.5 lens. Humboldt County. Late October 2013.
Photo of the Bixby Bridge captured from Old Coast Road in Big Sur. Monterey County. Early July 2012.
Photo captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens, looking east, captured on the Big Lagoon Bridge on U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Early September 2013.
i superimposed a painting of mine onto my face! fun fun! #287 of the 365day challenge.
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Photo captured at the Vista Point at Junctions California 92 and 35 in San Mateo County. Early January 2013.
As former president Teddy Roosevelt puts it...behold it is the "Eighth Wonder of the World." The water originates from underground springs above and at the falls. Even during the dry summer months and at 129 feet in height, the water provides an almost constant flow rate of 100 million U.S. gallons / day. Photo of Burney Falls captured from McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in Shasta County. Northern California. Late March 2013.