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I absolutely love photography. It's not the end result necessarily, so much as the process itself. Walking about, camera in hand, the whole world becomes sharper, clearer, imbued with life, a life of its own. The Self opens its eyes and begins to see, the Self raises the camera, collects the shot, exhales its Self out into nothingness, the Ego vanishes, the shutter clicks, the viewfinder goes black. Everything suddenly disappears- and for that brief instant, you are totally free. And so you keep doing it, over and over again... and something of that seeing, that exhalation, and that vanishing remains with you, like a remembered movement, retaining that feeling when you see your friend, or do your work, or whatever else you may do.
Enlightenment is for the film, not the operator. The finger that clicks the shutter is limited in purpose, driven by will, and focused on a pinpoint- but the film is open, empty, and receptive.
That's what I long to be like, some day.
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Testimonials (3)
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fwumpbungle (broomephoto) says:
"Guhl is a one man creativity (environmentally-friendly) factory. He sees things that we mere mortals don't see. If any man could inspire a religion through the sheer power of his photos, then Guhl is that man. In fact, we should all enroll in Guhl School."
2nd October, 2007
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La Hija says:
"*DAPS* your cool and who ever doesn't agree is not cool"
23rd May, 2007
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LahDeeDah Lu says:
"Guhl pretty much owns the internets."
12th January, 2007
- Name:
- Radio Mustafa
- Joined:
- January 2007
- Hometown:
- Clinton, NC
- Currently:
- Carrboro, NC, Los Estados Unidos
- I am:
- Other and Taken
- Occupation:
- Shrubber
- Website:
- Pay no attention to this website