These were the words that Ken Duncan, Australian photographer, used to introduce himself. Today I found him in an ebook that I had purchased awhile ago and had forgotten about. So I started reading his book again and it made me want to find out more about him. I went to his website and also found a documentary movie he had made called “Chasing the Light” that I was able to watch on Prime video. These are some of the things that I learned from him today and some of my thoughts while reading or listening.
He always had on a T shirt with something printed on it. It is his quiet way of getting out his message of speaking his faith. One he wore said” Faith or Fear, Your Choice.” In all his conversations he acknowledges God, shares God. It was interesting to see how the interviewers in the video kept skipping over this. He wasn’t pushy but he was honest. I want to be like this with my faith. So much a part of me that I have no fear of speaking it and speak it in a way people can listen if they choose to. “The beauty of nature gives people a peace to know there is hope. There is a God and he is in control, don’t worry about it.” “Writing and photography are the same - they are both a form of storytelling.” - So here I am telling stories that I never thought I would, with both words and pictures. I would have never guessed this. To make a good image you must put down your camera and connect to the land. Come back again and again. Come with respect of the land. When we do we will see something bigger than us. Great shots come out of respect for the land. “The land holds the record of the passing of humanity - the stories are in the land.” Maybe that is why I like photographing the Smokies so much. This is the land where my grandparents and mom grew up. These Smokies hold stories of people who came to live in this beautiful place. “Great photos are given to you if you just call out and see what happens.” - kind of sounds like “be still and know that I am God.” Then you say, “I did that, no God did that.” The places we go to photograph are more than just locations, they are places where you meet God. “To really see a place you must look at a place without a lens and you will see God there.” Sometimes I will take a picture and sometimes I won’t. The image needs to tell something that can’t be described with words. “Sometimes I feel like God’s great test pilot. I want him to use me that way.” “For me clouds are a canvas for God to paint on.” I have come to love clouds and always looking trying to see if they are going to be canvas for God this day. These words made me cry. He has given voice to want I feel inside and haven’t been able to put to words. I have so much to learn about photography but I am so grateful that God give me this gift and that slowly and surely he is teaching me to see. I already see beauty where I would never have seen it before.
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1 Corinthians 10:31
© 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Karen Milligan