“There are patterns which emerge in one’s life, circling and returning anew, an endless variation of a theme.” Jacqueline Carey
Variations
Author: Mike Ross
My name is Mike Ross and I have obsessive compulsive photography disorder, although I consider this a somewhat healthy obsession. Compared to some of my past addictions and obsessions, this one is a walk in the park.
I was born in New York City, spent most of my life on Long Island (pronounced Lawn Guyland), and am now living in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I am currently using a Sony A6000 with a 35mm f/1.8 lens and a Sony RX100.
All photos are from RAW files processed using Lightroom, Photoshop and occasionally HDR software.
Welcome To The Machine
“We see things not as they are, but as we are ourselves.” H.M. Tomlinson
Headshots
“It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are.” Paul Caponigro
Daydream Believer
“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” Buddha
Train in the Three Difficulties
The three difficulties: “The first is seeing neurosis as neurosis, and the second is being willing to do something different. The third difficulty is the aspiration to make this a way of life.” Pema Chodron
Ask yourself if you really want to stand in a corn field on a 90° day, waiting. Second, try your best not to get run over by the train. Third, if you blow the highlights on the headlight pretend you meant to do that and lie like a dog. 🐶
Gray Areas
“Black and white images take you beyond what most people photograph.” Rob Sheppard
The Look
“He had the look of one who had drunk the cup of life and found a dead beetle at the bottom.” P.G. Wodehouse
Power to the People
“People have the power to redeem the work of fools.” Patti Smith
Bullseye
“If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.” W.C. Fields
Wheat Field
“I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.” Vincent van Gogh
