Seattle Celebrates America's 240th Birthday
Independence Day 2016.
I came back to this vantage for the fireworks after six years, partially to observe whether my photographic and post-processing skills had improved since. (I would like to believe they have). I'll try to post the image I captured back in 2010 below so you can compare.
Recent events (both domestic and international) in the past two months have been rather overwhelming to digest and fully comprehend without a profound sentiment of sadness. Malice is a severe illness that can only be cured if one is willing to engage in challenging his or her own set of beliefs. That requires a determined desire to open one's mind to its uttermost capacity. As long as one believes he or she is absolutely correct, and everyone else is wrong, there will never be any progress in achieving any degree of empathy or acceptance of others who do not look or think like ourselves. Good and evil come in all shades everyday, not just a select few on certain days of the week. Also, the ulterior motives of those same shades rarely ever represent, nor should they define, an entire demographic. I'll leave it at that.
Nevertheless, to evade closing on such a melancholy note, I do sincerely hope you're all having a relatively pleasant summer or winter.
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Seattle Celebrates America's 240th Birthday
Independence Day 2016.
I came back to this vantage for the fireworks after six years, partially to observe whether my photographic and post-processing skills had improved since. (I would like to believe they have). I'll try to post the image I captured back in 2010 below so you can compare.
Recent events (both domestic and international) in the past two months have been rather overwhelming to digest and fully comprehend without a profound sentiment of sadness. Malice is a severe illness that can only be cured if one is willing to engage in challenging his or her own set of beliefs. That requires a determined desire to open one's mind to its uttermost capacity. As long as one believes he or she is absolutely correct, and everyone else is wrong, there will never be any progress in achieving any degree of empathy or acceptance of others who do not look or think like ourselves. Good and evil come in all shades everyday, not just a select few on certain days of the week. Also, the ulterior motives of those same shades rarely ever represent, nor should they define, an entire demographic. I'll leave it at that.
Nevertheless, to evade closing on such a melancholy note, I do sincerely hope you're all having a relatively pleasant summer or winter.
TIA OFFICIAL WEBSITE / VUE ATYPIQUE / TIA TWITTER / TIA OFFICIAL BLOG / TIA INSTAGRAM