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Dear Cole,
There are always opportunities, but you must
be open to them. I just spent nine days on
the Coast of Oregon for my annual photo
retreat. I had been visualizing how I would
approach some new images for my Monolith
portfolio, but as is often the case the weather
had no regard for my plans and it rained almost
every day. At first I spent my time staring
out the window, watching the weather reports and
hoping for a change in the weather. But when
it became clear that the rain would continue
throughout the trip, it dawned on me that
unexpected circumstances could either be a
disappointment, or an opportunity for new ideas;
depending on how you chose to view
things. So I changed my mindset. I
looked for new opportunities. And I found
them. This newsletter contains several new
images from my "Monolith" portfolio as well as
some additions to "The Fountainhead"
portfolio. I hope you are well, when you
get a chance please send me an email with your
thoughts. Cole
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Monolith
(Monolith
No. 15 - Oregon Coast -
2010)
I have always been drawn
to Monoliths, first in 1971 when I read "Aku Aku,
The Secret of Easter Island" by Thor
Hyerdahl. I spent many hours thinking about
these giant stone statues, their origins and
meanings. Later I became fascinated
by Stonehenge; giant monoliths arranged in circles
by ancient peoples. What does it
mean? So when I visited the Oregon Coast
for the first time, I was stunned to see the
many monoliths, not
created by man, but by God. It was as though
the earth was His chess board and the monoliths
were the pieces from an unfinished game.
Click here to view the entire
Monolith
portfolio. |
(Monolith
No. 11 - Oregon Coast -
2010)
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(Monolith
No. 18 - Oregon Coast -
2010)
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(Monolith
No. 13 - Oregon Coast -
2010)
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(Monolith
No. 27 - Oregon Coast -
2010)
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(Monolith
No. 19 - Oregon Coast - 2010)
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Vision
Workshop
(Moon
and Gull - 1971)
For years I
searched to find my vision and at times questioned
if I would ever find it. And when I finally
did discover it, I assumed that it had only
recently developed.
Last month when I was
cleaning my office, I discovered this lost print
from 1971. As I digitized and cleaned it up,
I realized that even back then my vision and style
was emerging. View my other images from
1971
I now understand that it didn't
take me all these years to develop my style, but
rather it took me that long to recognize
it.
Finding your vision is the key to being
successful with your art. I believe that the
experiences I've had in finding and developing my
vision could be helpful to others and so I'll be
teaching a workshop at The Center for Fine Art
Photography entitled "Developing Your Creative
Vision and a Cohesive Body of Work."
The workshop is in Fort Collins, CO and
starts next Wednesday, October 6th, 2010.
There are three additional Wednesday classes
(10/20, 11/3 and 11/17) from 6-9 pm.
For
more information, please go to: http://c4fap.org/workshops/2010CreativeVision/
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Beach
Treasures
(Rain
on Feather - Oregon Coast - 2010)
Walking on the beach in the
rain causes you to look down and see things you
might not have seen on a sunny day. It's a
good thing that all days are not sunny
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(Footprint
- Oregon Coast -
2010)
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(Encased
- Oregon Coast - 2008)
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A
Color Image?
(Monolith No. 29 -
2010)
For some reason, I just didn't have
the heart to convert this one to black and
white!
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The
Fountainhead
(The
Fountainhead No. 70 - Portland,
OR)
Here are four new
images in The Fountainhead series, each from
Portland, Oregon.
View the entire Fountainhead
portfolio.
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(The
Fountainhead No. 73 - Portland,
OR)
Howard
Roark: I don't build in order to have
clients. I have clients in order to build!
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(The
Fountainhead No. 72 - Portland,
OR)
Howard
Roark: A building has integrity, just as
a man and just as seldom! It must be true to its
own idea, have its own form, and serve its own
purpose!
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(The
Fountainhead No. 71 - Portland, OR)
Ellsworth
Toohey: There's the building that should
have been yours. There are buildings going up all
over the city which are great chances refused and
given to incompetent fools. You're walking the
streets while they're doing the work that you love
but cannot obtain. This city is closed to you. It
is I who have done it! Don't you want to know my
motive?
Howard
Roark: No!
Ellsworth
Toohey: I'm fighting you and shall fight
you in every way I can.
Howard
Roark: You're free to do what you please!
Ellsworth
Toohey: Mr. Roark, we're alone here. Why
don't you tell me what you think of me in any
words you wish.
Howard
Roark: But I don't think of you!
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Poster
Drawing Winner
(Bandon
Beach Rock - Bandon, OR)
The
winner of this month's drawing is Jonathan Parsons
from Lenoir, NC. I'll be sending JP a signed
copy of Lenswork that featured my Auschwitz and
Birkenau portfolio. Next month's drawing
will be for a matted print of " Fluid Water No. 3" To
enter the drawing please email me with "Fluid
Water" in the subject line. Cole@ColeThompsonPhotography.com |
About
Cole Thompson Photography
(Poudre River Spillway
- Ft Collins, CO)
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