What’s in a photograph, what makes it special?
I had a favourite Aunt who was an artist, one day she asked me to describe the colour of the hills in the distance…. I was only a child, and it was the first time I remember looking with such intensity. We talked for such a long time about those colours and the light.
I have always been “creative” and it is a treasure I see in our children each day. My little boy doesn’t ask what colour his dinosaur should be, he just colours him in with a rainbow tail and polka dots…
Our little girl Carina would be about four years old in this photo. One day I gave her the spare camera to play with. The result was a completely new perspective on our world. She took hundreds of photos of our life in Italy, things I saw every day but didn’t really see. She had a totally different perspective, a child’s eye and no inhibitions.
On the Spectrum
When our little boy was three (and we had returned to Australia) he was diagnosed with Autism.
I would watch as he would photograph his favourite toy, then move closer and closer until he was actually touching it with the lens. Multiple images which showed how he arranged his world. How important the tiniest detail is to him.
The wonderful thing about photography is the connection, and it’s especially refreshing to watch a child photographing someone. They don’t have the same inhibitions, our son Luca will walk straight to most people and the end result is a photo an adult would never have taken.
No one can create exactly the same photograph, each one is individual, unique…each one creates memories!
Creating a Simple Life – tantrums dinosaurs and the rude finger
Rustic Italy – Stay with Us – an update
A New Way of Seeing – workshop
An Italian Weekend – our mountain home
A Simple Life in Italy – stopping the overwhelm
Our Italian Life – a work in progress
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