Tuesday, November 23, 2010

she screams ever so silently

Ah, it's been such a cloudy foggy day today. Maybe just as foggy as my clouded mind and as much of a blurr as these photographs. There is something very beautiful about a polaroid. The immediacy... The intimacy. The sense of timelessness, so caught in the moment that these simple white borders bring. I squint just to see the clearer picture.. to experience the bigger picture. A little open window it seems. As if I didn't sense a camera there.




The blurr... the age of an image. Nothing is forever they say. It is not true. Maybe a popularized myth. Everything is forever. A picture is a thousand words. A thousand words that is forever for thousand years to come. I share with you the past. The present is not something I can hold tightly onto. It slips my fingertips every time. You can always turn around and trace the footsteps you once took. The past is the only perfect reflection of the present.

I stare into the eyes of my past. So black and white. Unclear, yet I can still feel the exact thoughts and emotions that ran through me at that exact moment. Simply beautiful... Just how a photograph scream something ever so silently. The art... the expression... the magic... is held only within your eyes, and within your mind.

14 comments:

  1. I missed one of your written blogs, your thoughts are more important than you think.
    "Its a cloudy foggy day" today, tomorrow will be cold and stormy the next day, who knows it will be sunny and warm, that's life.

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  2. Joey, This is a welcomed change on your blog. I really enjoy the fancier shoots but I like seeing the simple ones also. I also agree with Val, I really enjoy your thoughts with each post. I hope you continue with both your photos and your thoughts.

    I am hoping you have a safe trip, eat lots of turkey and get some much needed rest.

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  3. Ben... Since when were you able to welcome or not welcome my posts? I don't think you have much control on whether something will or will not be posted. I write on my blog, for myself, not you.

    Valdas, thank you. It is also life that the weather can affect us. And just as easily as the weather change, so do our emotions.

    But on another note, I am on my way home and I am very excited :)

    Ben, Valdas... I hope you guys have a great Thanksgiving break as well. :) And I will keep you all updated and hopefully find a chance to get on and say hello!

    I miss you guys, and hope to see you all again soon.

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  4. Thank you Joey, we don't really celebrate thanksgiving on the other side of the Atlantic, but i have the rest of the week of so im in a kind of holiday also. :)

    Wish you a safe journey back home, have fun, and don't stress to much (family can be very stressful).

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  5. Joey, I am sorry if I seemed I was trying to have some control over your blog posts. It is your blog; you will post what you want when you want. I just wanted to let you know that I liked the polaroids. I guess welcomed was not the best word to use. The pictures are not usually what you post but I liked them regardless. I did not mean my words to come out as you interpreted them.

    I also like your writing it is very nice. It gives me a glimpse into your head, so to speak. Your writing is essential in my constant learning of how you perceive things. I regrettably do not write as well as you do, and it seems the meanings of my words are not as clear as yours. I am not a very creative person. I do not have any desire to control your blog or your writing for they both uniquely flow from your mind and artistry.

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  6. Ben but this was not the first time you've done this. You had told me you didn't like my other posts and rather me posts more images of me. This "welcoming" of a post, just adds onto it.

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  7. A song to brighten the rest of the day.
    :) <3
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds2RrLNPAHc

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  8. the progression of the photos with the wording is perfect. i almost want to look at the photos from the side (as if they were windows) so that i could see further into your ever so mysterious, but fascinating, life.

    at any rate, just swinging by to wish you all a happy thanksgiving! i know i am very thankful to have team joey in my life =)

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  9. I'm bored sleepy and melancholic.
    <3
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu9qurNo0Ow

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  10. Monday morning sucks, it's dark raining and cold , arrrrrggggg. Joey your "flash" appearance really made my weekend tolerable :). Have a good journey back, I'm already craving for my next Joey fix. <33

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  11. Welcome Back to the stress of the Big City :).
    Ive been listening to some new music (totally your fault), Indie music Arrrgg, to much mushiness and swaying :).
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcsRmNENaYs

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  12. I tried going beyond my comfort zone yesterday and explored some random local areas I never knew existed all by myself like a big boy. Usually when I take pictures it's for car/motorcycle events or with a bunch of people. I'm not really used to going out places alone, but I figured I need to expand my abilities and experience something different.

    I can see why you're so passionate about photography. I've always enjoyed it, but it feels like it never emotionally clicked for me until just recently.

    There's something indescribable about being surrounded by a beautiful view with no one but your camera waiting for the perfect moment to capture it forever.

    I can really see now why you're so passionate about photography.

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  13. I'm really enjoying the twitter, it gives us a better view of you and your day to day life, and i hope it gives you a better image of who we are, (I'm using the term "us" and "we" because i believe the rest of the Gang will agree with me).

    I think this Experience will only get better as more Gang Members Join in.
    <3 BIG HUGS

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suK26z8FZK0&feature=related

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  14. you give us happy virus.

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