My Vision of the World
For many years people have commented about my wonderful life, traveling all over the world making beautiful photographs. The truth is... I am a missionary. My mission is to be one of the caretakers of our world. I will work at this mission by raising the awareness of as many people as possible. Awareness of how beautiful and important our planet is. It is a living-breathing organism. The American Indians knew that over a thousand years ago and taught it to their children. Because there are so many of us now living in this technological era of rapid change, we must not only think of earth as 'mother earth' but also as brother, sister, father and lover earth. We won't make it without her support and she won't make it without ours.
She speaks to us in many languages. The language of wind, rain, bird song, and a silence so profound, it encourages us to reach into the transcendental to seek the source of that silence.
My desire is to reach as many people as possible and convert them into also being a caretaker. I do this through my photographs. On the one hand it doesn't take much convincing and yet there are many people who resist it. But watching the golden leaves fall like snow flakes, watching the waves, listening to nature, sensing nature, all of it stirs within us the call. The call to join with nature and recognize our true selves.
Raising consciousness occurs at the moment of recognition.
We are what we see
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“Art is not just for special people but everyone is a special kind of an artist”
This is one of my favorite quotes. My goal has always been to help everyone discover their inner artist, the artist they were born with. This is because the experience of photographing, of seeing something through my lens that takes my breath away, is something I want everyone to experience.
After my first workshop with Minor White in 1967, I dedicated my life to the pursuit of expanding my awareness and the search for the connections between myself and nature.
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Traveling the world with enthusiastic wielders of cameras is one of my favorite jobs. It allows me to not only instruct, but to inspire, to suggest, to encourage, to share and to eat wonderful food with the best of company. I lead photography tours around the world to places of light, color, texture and inspiration both near and far. From Vinalhaven, Maine to Bhutan, from the rolling hills of Tuscany to the volcanic landscape of Iceland, there is a world of images waiting to be captured.
To follow Ron’s journey in real time, please check out his Facebook page.
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Ron photographing in the Faroe Islands, May 2022.
