I've loved photography, audio and video recording for most of my life. The fact that an image or sound can be frozen in time is miraculous to me. All photos, whether they are family snapshots, a torn faded photograph from the past, historical prints, or prize-winning photojournalism, are fascinating. For me, however, the many faces of nature are the images that have the most appeal. Patterns of light reflected on water, clouds captured in a moment's glory, the sudden rush of birds in flight, the path of a comet - these are the patterns and visions I look to capture and share. It's the life force I want to capture - something that is sometimes difficult to see through a camera's lens since much of what I 'see' is actually what I feel. It's one of those things that is hard to put into words...I guess it's what we refer to as intuition. The key is letting go - releasing control and allowing this force to enter your heart. When this happens there is a feeling of total connection to all things and this is the feeling that I trust more than any other in my life. We live in Western North Carolina and are so lucky to be just a few minutes drive to the Blue Ridge Parkway as well as stopping by mountain streams in Pisgah National Forest. Another favorite place for photography is the South Carolina coast and lowcountry. So much beauty everywhere!
Tibby Steedly joined Pixels.com Licensing on May 30th, 2010.
