THE WAY OF A SEEKER
I seek knowledge of everything,
a vaulting if impetuous ambition.
My journey on this earth,
like yours,
is a privilege.
I don't want to miss a thing.
My practice of the art of photography
is not a career devoted
to making images with a camera
for various commercial uses.
Nor is it simply to make images
for transformation into “fine art.”
I employ my camera
in a symbiotic relationship with myself,
just as the sword is the soul of a samurai.
It is a tool to discover
and re-invent the world
—every far-flung part of it—
art,
science,
man made and natural phenomenons,
everything,
everywhere.
It is a tool for viewing,
examination,
deciphering and introspection,
much as our human eyes will become
if we teach them how to see.
TOM STOPPARD
