About zen / zen Sutherland  

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Contacts (746)

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Testimonials (11)

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  brancusi7 says:

  "He's the zen poet of shadows, dribbles, found art, the discarded - even the banal. A very positive artist indeed."

  11th June, 2008

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  Patrick T Power says:

  "If there is one person on flickr who lives up to his name, it's zen.
  
  A stroll through zen's stream is indeed a trip through a mindful existence. His photos run the gamut from awe-inspiring vistas of his homeland to awe-inspiring glimpses of his daily minutiae. In this collection of photographs, there is an endless supply of smiles and laughter and tenderness and thoughtfulness.
  
  If a technological phenomenon such as flickr can have a soul, then I contend that it resides right here in this photostream."

  8th February, 2008

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  brendadada says:

  "Zen has been on my contacts list for more than a year now, which is a fair testament in itself. Anyhow, I might not say much when I'm here, but I like these photos, they're witty and joyful, and there's always something new to see. Thank you!"

  2nd May, 2006

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  patisfaction ~ censored says:

  "Zen is a long time buddy from the 'golden' fotolog era.
  He's a phun & creative picture takin devil, there's almost no subject he can't handle.
  Zen is -the- groups/community man in heart n soul!
  [he made the 1st & famous grouppage outside flog]
  Thnx 4 all man!
  ♫"

  6th March, 2006

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  *L says:

  "zen is joy and zen is fun. he is my neighbour, the ocean is just a small pool.
  my day is not the same without your pictures, zen.
  
  :*"

  24th February, 2006

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  Casteel says:

  "I'm fortunate enough to be a friend of Zen outside of cyberspace as well as in. We try our best to meet for a hike once a month and continuously bother each other on the phone with matters from the insignificant to the insurmountable.
  
  The visual playgrounds Zen shares with us are surpassed only by the person himself. Zen finds the acceptable - even the likable - in most anything he encounters. Be it an alley, a plant, a person...anything that one might think of as ordinary, dirty, or perhaps repulsive.... Zen will connect with the good, the intriguing, the wonderment in it. This is true for his eye - and his soul.
  
  ...and because of him, i'm slowly learning to do the same."

  6th October, 2005

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  wahoo-yahoo says:

  "Zen will take you on a visual ride with deep implications if one can "see". To see his photographs one just has to look. We all go through most of our days in a sleep walk, and Zens talent is to slap you awake. One can tell he is in an almost constant state of awareness, because his photographs are his testimony of that awareness. I look forward to his posts and have delighted in their oneness, and their depth of awareness. What is the sound of one hand clicking? Zen"

  11th September, 2005

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  deadmanguru says:

  "Zen is an apt name for this fellow. His images are filled with noticement and wonder; he pictures the mundane but illustrates the transcendent. A daily dose of Zen will cure what ails you."

  10th April, 2005

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  woodcreeper says:

  "Master of the roving lens, zen captures the essence of all subjects great and small. His contributions to flickr can be seen across genres, whether they be spelled out in the Technique group, or peppered throughout dozens of others. His portraits though, deserve special note, as they draw the viewer into the lives of strangers so exquisitely.
  
  After visiting Asheville during the holidays, I have now made my partner a solemn promise to never yell out the name of someone I’ve only met in zen’s flickr world. That guy, who upon turning around and exposing himself as someone other than who I thought he was, is probably still wondering why I yelled “King Snake!” as he crossed the street.
  
  I blame zen, for transparently showing us the world through his eyes."

  4th January, 2005

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  lunaryuna AGAINST CENSORSHIP says:

  "a berserk kind of photographer, nothing being too difficult to be portrayed, no idea too crazy to not being put into execution! I am amazed by zen's creativity, the way his senses alert him about everything that's special in the common and about the universally appliable in the special. I am glad for having the chance to share a piece of zen vision every single day :)"

  14th December, 2004

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  Auntie P says:

  "What can I say? Zen is a wonderfully prolific photographer whose quality never seems to slip. His eye for a great image is incredible, from edgy urban observations to subtle and sensitive captures of the natural world. A master of the abstract, Zen's photographs are stunning, often breathtaking, occasionally witty and always worth a good long look."

  7th November, 2004

Joined:

September 2004

Hometown:

Vienna, VA

Currently:

Asheville, NC, USA

Occupation:

Electronic Medical Records Specialist

Website:

zenscription, my writing blog