Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
My Love For You Will Never End
Thursday, August 25, 2011
My Man on the Elite and Humanitarian Scene: Kevin Trudeau
Dear beloved friends, family and visitors,
Forgive me for taking a vacation from my blogspots. I've been on artistic assignment and pulling together a new approach to developing myself online and elsewhere. All of that is to say, I have been busy but I have not forgotten my commitment to post on my blogs and to be in touch with you.
On the topic of "being in touch with you," why is it that visitors don't post any commentary? Is the work ugly or not ugly or banal or interesting? I have no clue what you think. Please don't hesitate to post something. :) Your feedback is important.
I am here today to proudly ad a banner for my friend, Kevin Trudeau and to help introduce my friends, family and visitors to him if you are unfamiliar with his books and radio programs.
The banner is immediately to the right on this site and elsewhere on my other blogs because, he is perhaps the greatest living person I could introduce you to for one thing. Yes, I am a huge fan. He is somewhat controversial, yes, but don't be put off if you tune in and catch a rant. Continue to listen and make some comments on his site regarding his programs. There is a very cool method to his approach.
I will have more to say regarding, Kevin Trudeau, but for now I will leave you with a quick and easy way to contact his revolutionary brand of being an opinion leader way ahead of the curve and a visionary for a better tomorrow for all of us. You will thank me for the introduction, I am sure of that.
Take care and back to blogging soon.
Forgive me for taking a vacation from my blogspots. I've been on artistic assignment and pulling together a new approach to developing myself online and elsewhere. All of that is to say, I have been busy but I have not forgotten my commitment to post on my blogs and to be in touch with you.
On the topic of "being in touch with you," why is it that visitors don't post any commentary? Is the work ugly or not ugly or banal or interesting? I have no clue what you think. Please don't hesitate to post something. :) Your feedback is important.
I am here today to proudly ad a banner for my friend, Kevin Trudeau and to help introduce my friends, family and visitors to him if you are unfamiliar with his books and radio programs.
The banner is immediately to the right on this site and elsewhere on my other blogs because, he is perhaps the greatest living person I could introduce you to for one thing. Yes, I am a huge fan. He is somewhat controversial, yes, but don't be put off if you tune in and catch a rant. Continue to listen and make some comments on his site regarding his programs. There is a very cool method to his approach.
I will have more to say regarding, Kevin Trudeau, but for now I will leave you with a quick and easy way to contact his revolutionary brand of being an opinion leader way ahead of the curve and a visionary for a better tomorrow for all of us. You will thank me for the introduction, I am sure of that.
Take care and back to blogging soon.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Note on a Sad Synchcronicity
I note here that when I am at the beach taking photographics, the most beautiful images are captured when those in the individual images are looking away, oblivious to me.
When someone notices me they rarely smile but look at me with a blank expression or sometimes a dirty look. It makes sense and although, I try to respect the privacy of the public in a public setting, I am not always successful at doing this.
People don't want to be bothered being in a stranger's camera and for that stranger(s) to have access to their moments of relaxing which is why I try to image at a distance but sometimes, the people are a yard away from me. It is a real consideration, I prefer to be respectful.
When I was imaging photos recently and received some blank and or serious looks, I thought to myself: "I'm a woman, a photographer, not a man shooting guns at you," or something like that. As it turns out, the shooting in Oslo was either taking place or took place around this time when a real madman with a gun and not a camera was actualizing his dream of destruction.
The madman in Oslo's counter creative, anti-life efforts were taking place, perhaps at the same time on a beach far away.
It saddened me further to realize we can create or destroy and in the context of what I do, loading batteries in a camera as opposed to loading a magazine in a gun; creating something beautiful for others to enjoy opposed to taking the joy and happiness of others and their loved ones.
It is our choice. Plain and simple. We can build on something beautiful, a gift of our energy and efforts for others as all artists do or we can take our creative energy and lives and destroy the peace and lives of others.
We need to care about everyone's life. "Your life is of value," to quote Gary Null. Our lives are valuable and sadly, the global community has to deal with what has happened in Oslo too. One man's war or the war of the many, namely, the military wars than take place in our world.
We are simply not living in paradise and have to suffer the knowledge that, there is no safe place available where evil does not exist.
I regret that images I posted of people resting on the beach were posted right before my commentary on the Oslo incident. I could not have known except that may have been taking place possibly at the same time on the other side of the world. But for the expressions on the face of those who looked a bit puzzled about, why I was taking pictures and what looked in their direction?
When someone notices me they rarely smile but look at me with a blank expression or sometimes a dirty look. It makes sense and although, I try to respect the privacy of the public in a public setting, I am not always successful at doing this.
People don't want to be bothered being in a stranger's camera and for that stranger(s) to have access to their moments of relaxing which is why I try to image at a distance but sometimes, the people are a yard away from me. It is a real consideration, I prefer to be respectful.
When I was imaging photos recently and received some blank and or serious looks, I thought to myself: "I'm a woman, a photographer, not a man shooting guns at you," or something like that. As it turns out, the shooting in Oslo was either taking place or took place around this time when a real madman with a gun and not a camera was actualizing his dream of destruction.
The madman in Oslo's counter creative, anti-life efforts were taking place, perhaps at the same time on a beach far away.
It saddened me further to realize we can create or destroy and in the context of what I do, loading batteries in a camera as opposed to loading a magazine in a gun; creating something beautiful for others to enjoy opposed to taking the joy and happiness of others and their loved ones.
It is our choice. Plain and simple. We can build on something beautiful, a gift of our energy and efforts for others as all artists do or we can take our creative energy and lives and destroy the peace and lives of others.
We need to care about everyone's life. "Your life is of value," to quote Gary Null. Our lives are valuable and sadly, the global community has to deal with what has happened in Oslo too. One man's war or the war of the many, namely, the military wars than take place in our world.
We are simply not living in paradise and have to suffer the knowledge that, there is no safe place available where evil does not exist.
I regret that images I posted of people resting on the beach were posted right before my commentary on the Oslo incident. I could not have known except that may have been taking place possibly at the same time on the other side of the world. But for the expressions on the face of those who looked a bit puzzled about, why I was taking pictures and what looked in their direction?
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Commentary on Amy Winehouse and the Olso Killings
Amy Winehouse, how sad to hear of her death. At this time we can't know for sure but recreational drugs and alcohol insinuate themselves in the lives of so many people and in such a way that for certain people it is simply playing a game with death where death wins and suddenly. Playing to lose, for people with a death wish leaves the living behind when a way of no return opens for death and the very real dimension to the living closes for the one who has no way to come back. Families, loved ones, fans and the the what could have been of a beautiful life washed away forever.
A star, and, we are all stars when it comes down to the fundamentals of it, a star goes supernova and as interesting as that may or may not be (we cannot entirely know but only speculate from the living side of things). Death, one's own personal supernova is particularly sad when it happens to young and otherwise healthy people so of course, I am very saddened to hear Amy Winehouse has died. This is breaking news along with the massacre in Olso where so many innocent young lives have been destroyed.
The Oslo shooter was thankfully captured. He is young and living for the time being at any rate but the question remains of why?
Why? Why not just a self destruction for someone so full of hate and anger? Why destruction of innocent lives? I believe the answer is a very simple one, because it is possible, attainable and doable, plain and simple but, wait there is the question of justice.
I know that long before any trial or appearances, the police in Olso have captured the man responsible who is alive with a story to tell who will wish he were dead but, he won't be dead. He may remain alive and young for a long time to come and from what the press has released, can only serve a limited number of years in jail if he is able to survive the jail experience. The question that comes to mind is whether or not he will survive his jail experience and make a return to society.
We suffer the wars (in the US it's from the distance, it's not rockets, bombings and destruction that we experience just limited news reports) and along with the many wars that are on across the globe we have this too now, another burden of violence and trauma for the world to bear and the sad loss of a beautiful young talent. There is no place of paradise here on earth, there is no peaceful, enlightened country where horrific incidents such as the one in Oslo take place.
Evil is very real and finds a way again to harm innocents who never feared or expected something like this to happen. Our world is darkened yet again.
Prayers are needed for those who suffered and for the families left behind who may never recover from their losses.
Summer takes on a very somber tone and still, prayers go out to the lost and their loved ones and by extension to all of us who will need to heal from this horrible event as we go forward.
A star, and, we are all stars when it comes down to the fundamentals of it, a star goes supernova and as interesting as that may or may not be (we cannot entirely know but only speculate from the living side of things). Death, one's own personal supernova is particularly sad when it happens to young and otherwise healthy people so of course, I am very saddened to hear Amy Winehouse has died. This is breaking news along with the massacre in Olso where so many innocent young lives have been destroyed.
The Oslo shooter was thankfully captured. He is young and living for the time being at any rate but the question remains of why?
Why? Why not just a self destruction for someone so full of hate and anger? Why destruction of innocent lives? I believe the answer is a very simple one, because it is possible, attainable and doable, plain and simple but, wait there is the question of justice.
I know that long before any trial or appearances, the police in Olso have captured the man responsible who is alive with a story to tell who will wish he were dead but, he won't be dead. He may remain alive and young for a long time to come and from what the press has released, can only serve a limited number of years in jail if he is able to survive the jail experience. The question that comes to mind is whether or not he will survive his jail experience and make a return to society.
We suffer the wars (in the US it's from the distance, it's not rockets, bombings and destruction that we experience just limited news reports) and along with the many wars that are on across the globe we have this too now, another burden of violence and trauma for the world to bear and the sad loss of a beautiful young talent. There is no place of paradise here on earth, there is no peaceful, enlightened country where horrific incidents such as the one in Oslo take place.
Evil is very real and finds a way again to harm innocents who never feared or expected something like this to happen. Our world is darkened yet again.
Prayers are needed for those who suffered and for the families left behind who may never recover from their losses.
Summer takes on a very somber tone and still, prayers go out to the lost and their loved ones and by extension to all of us who will need to heal from this horrible event as we go forward.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Family Night with Fireworks, from the Boardwalk & Firework Series of Photographs, Joyce Dade (c) 2010
Happy July 4th to all! Enjoy the holiday! In contrast to the daytime beach images, here are a sample of photographics taken last year after dark on Fireworks night on the boardwalk at Coney Island. The collection of images are beautiful and they include blur, focus on family and spectators, not the fireworks per se.
In most images in the collection, it is the people who sparkle, most of the fireworks are deliberately fizzed out and let us say, anything but spectacular because after all; it is the people who look to the sky to be thrilled who count as subjects and not the lovely night sparks.
I will be posting nighttime images soon because in a way, night is my preferred time to photograph Coney Island, so be sure to return for a greater selection. I have not been on the beach for fireworks yet but, you will be the first to know when I have! Be safe, stay calm and carry on, dear visitors!
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Coney Island Summer from the Beautiful Beachcomber Series of Photographs, Joyce Dade (c) 2011
As far as the eye can see there is no disputing that the Coney Island beach is more sparkling and cleaner than ever. A visit there will prove it to you. The water is clearer than it has been in recent years. when garbage littered the shoreline and; it was difficult to see that for those of us who love this beach so intensely as I do.
Obviously, it has to do with Mayor Mike and his crew, who apparently made it so that, we now have patrols of security also on the bays who stay after the lifeguards leave so there is an additional security presence there for those interested in a stroll after hours along the shore.
I spoke with a few of the beach security who informed me that they are there until late evening and one wonders, why haven't we had this until now?
They informed me that they've been active for the past five years and now, we can all feel safer and more comfortable about walking even alone along the shore after dark and even after fireworks on Friday nights.
Despite recent boardwalk violence, the boardwalk and beach at Coney Island are more beautiful than ever and there will be new developments as the amusement area undergoes a renewal that will apparently take some time, meanwhile, my hope is that you won't hesitate to visit and revisit this beautiful location.
Summer is new, yes, but summer does not last forever. The more times you visit the more you can enjoy what is merely a subway ride away for all of us living in the New York City area.
Fireworks on the boardwalk at 9:30 PM is another event not to be missed, so many people, so many ethnic groups together and everyone there with one object in mind and that is to be dazzled by the fireworks show. You too will not be disappointed because dazzling and thrilling it is.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Night Lights from the 2010 Boardwalk Series of Photographs
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Yes Sirree, it's that time of the year again: Fireworks on the boardwalk at Coney Island and with only the first of the sky sparks behind us, all those who love this yearly spectacle every Friday night, we have a lot to look forward to.
The above has a bit of blur and a lot of the dazzle of what is involved in standing around with the crowd waiting for the fun to begin. I'll be posting more of the same only this year's version in the weeks to come and, I hope you will enjoy!
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Beautiful JR & His Amazing Crew Change Our World with Art
I added a video on this site and I hope you will have time to view it and to contribute your photos in the art vision of a visionary, young French artists whose name is JR. Art is a beautiful thing and it has a transformative, real, live place in our real world not just stuffy museums and galleries. You will be glad you took the time to hear what this TED award winning graffiti artist and his crew of guys have done in a short period of time to change the world and to change it for the better.
The link is toward the bottom at this site on the right hand side.
The link is toward the bottom at this site on the right hand side.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
PurePhoto to Showcase a Special Effects Bicycle & Motorcycle Series
With summer here, sand is perhaps more popular than ever. And in sand, I have just build a small portfolio of abstraction photography at PurePhoto. Please be sure to click the PurePhoto link above and see what is up for sale at that location. Additional work will be forthcoming to stop by again in the week(s) to come to see a fuller selection of photographs.
Your patronage is greatly appreciated.
As it is, I need new photographic equipment including camera, printer and similar supplies so don't hesitate to support this fine art photography that would look wonderful in your home and or office.
Your patronage is greatly appreciated.
As it is, I need new photographic equipment including camera, printer and similar supplies so don't hesitate to support this fine art photography that would look wonderful in your home and or office.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
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