#↬photography; the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world

[shiningxrose]

↬ Yamila Cavanaugh

↬ born on 25th December 1998

↬ living in Edinburgh

↬ mother of Maléah

↬ photographer / florist – owner of a flowershop

↬ wire: yaxmila

» I am who I am. Not who you think I am. Not who you want me to be. I am me. «

Meine Oma und ich standen uns ziemlich nahe. Umso älter ich wurde, umso mehr habe ich über Blumen gelernt und konnte in ihrem Garten mithelfen. Ich war verliebt in all die unzähligen Rosen die es dort gab. Egal wo man hinsah: ein Meer aus den wunderschönsten Blumen. Immer wenn ich bei ihr war und meine Mutter mich dann Abends abgeholt hat, war ich von oben bis unten mit Schmutz bedeckt. Ich habe ihr mit Stolz meine kleinen schmutzigen Hände hingehalten, um zeigen zu können, dass ich geholfen habe. Irgendwann hat meine Oma mir eine kleine Ecke in ihrem Garten anvertraut. Ich sollte mich ganz alleine kümmern - mein ganzer Stolz. Wie toll war das als kleines Kind, wenn wir eine besondere Aufgabe bekommen haben? Als ich dann meinen ersten Strauß voller Rosen mit nach Hause nehmen konnte, nach all der harten Arbeit alleine; das war das größte für mich. Nachdem meine Oma verstorben war, hatte ich nur ein einziges Ziel: Die Liebe zu den Blumen niemals vergehen zu lassen. Und so entstand Jahre später „Yamila's Shining Rose“.

Fotografieren ist nicht nur mein Job. Es ist das, was ich neben meiner Tochter und den Blumen, am liebsten mache. Jedes kleinste Detail eines Momentes festhalten zu können, ist für mich einfach das schönste. Sei es auf einer Feier, sei es draußen in der Natur. Egal ob bei meinem Job oder in meiner Freizeit. Egal wann ich das Haus verlasse, ich trage sogut wie immer eine Kamera bei mir. Seitdem ich Klein bin, war es immer mein Traum irgendwann hinter der Kamera stehen zu können und Menschen mit Fotos glücklich machen zu können. Vor allem aber auch, um mich glücklich zu machen.

[howardmacdonaldjrphotography]

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[immemorymag]

The French photographer Bruno Barbey (born in 1941 in Morocco) was trained at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vevey (Switzerland) and entered in 1968 the internationally renowned agency Magnum Photos.

Barbey worked in all five continents and covered conflicts in Nigeria, Vietnam, the Middle East, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Kuwait.

"Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world."

[joeinct]

Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world.

Bruno Barbey

[jerseystylephotography]

Photography “is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world,” Bruno Barbey once said.

I shot this of Bruno in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2014. RIP Bruno, who passed away on November 9, 2020.

[novice-at-play]

“Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world.” ~ Bruno Barbey

Happy birthday to my beautiful friend, Stephi @stephiramona!! You have been such an inspiration to us all and I know I’ve said this 100 times, but I’m saying it again... I’m so blessed to have you in my life!! 🤗 Celebrate doing everything you love!! *HUGE HUGS* and lots of love coming your way!! ~Angie 😙💕🤗

[unevaguedeprintemps]

Bruno Barbey

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[dvoje]

“Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world.“

Bruno Barbey

[thefrozennomad]

Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world

Bruno Barbey

[alizolah-blog]

Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world.

~ Bruno Barbey ~

[craftstagesinternational]

World Photography Day | Craftstages International Private Limited.

World Photography Day | Craftstages International Private Limited.

Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the worldWorld Photography Day !worldphotographyday #worldphotographyday2022 #photographyday📷 #photographyday_celebration #photographydayintheworld #photo #craftstages #craftstagesonline #craftstages_international …

[coreymc92]

"Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world." -Bruno Barbey Camera: Nikon D40 ISO: 200 FL: 98mm F: 4.5 Exposure: 1/1,600 #Cloud #Sky #bird #AirTravel #Wing #Cumulus #Flight #Fly #comment #comments #love #commentbelow #photooftheday #commentall #Horizon #shoutout #shoutouts #likes #likes4likes #likeforlike #likeback #likeall #follow #followme #follows #pleasefollow #followallposts #worthfollowing #animalmigration (at Park Place) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgGCPVhpRxh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vwenvs3000w22]

Art in Nature Interpretation

“Art not only imitates nature, but it also completes its deficiencies”, (Aristotle, n.d.).

Art can play a big role in nature interpretation. It can help provide a sense of place and deepen the interpretive experience. Exhibitions such as Art in the Park can help guide the visitor and provide more of an experience to them by providing information on historic events.

My experience with art in nature interpretation

When I visited the Athabasca Glacier in the Banff National Park last summer, pictures of the former extent of the Glacier truly shocked me. I felt extremely sad and overwhelmed by the pictures that gave evidence of how most of the glacier had retreated. The fact that the glacier shrank 1.5 km cannot be denied and pictures provide the evidence for that (Parks Canada, 2017).

The Athabasca Glacier in Banff National Park (August 2021).

Art can convey messages like the retreat of the glacier unbiasedly and can approach difficult topics like climate change so that the visitors see the facts and can then make up their own minds. When people interpret nature through art, with no one explaining anything, the message itself is delivered in a more objective manner. You also don’t need to speak a certain language to understand the message. To quote Bruno Barbey: "Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world." (Bruno Barbey, 2016).

How I interpret nature through art

My way of personally interpreting nature through art is photography. Photos of places that I have been to or that look familiar to me awaken some deep emotions inside me. In my room, I have this huge picture that I printed on canvas. It shows a place I visited in 2019, Mount Cerro Torre in El Chalten, Argentina. Every time I look at this picture, I feel happy. I also feel sad that I am stuck inside right now and that I cannot travel. Most importantly, I feel grateful that I had this experience. All these emotions come back by just looking at the picture.

Mount Cerro Torre - The picture in my room (February 2019).

Personally, I am by no means an artist. The reality is, I am not in touch with my “artsy side”. I don’t write poetry and I don’t draw. However, art is so much more than writing and drawing. I am also really compelled by interesting stories. I used to read books about Greek myths and legends and I was fascinated by them. Therefore, I think that storytelling and photography are arts I would focus on as an interpreter.

The “gift of beauty”

One principle of successful interpretation is the “gift of beauty”. To me, the gift of beauty means that an interpreter gives a sense of place to the visitor so that this site becomes something they cherish and want to protect. The interpreter establishes an emotional connection between the visitor and the place. Art can be a great medium to create this connection because art triggers emotions from the audience and provides aesthetics.

Personally, I feel very close to nature. I always prefer it when no one says anything and I can just enjoy the beauty of nature by myself, in silence. However, with historic sites, I definitely appreciate the guidance and I need someone to help me feel the “gift of beauty”.

In conclusion, arts can be a powerful tool for interpreters that can spark emotions in the audience. Art speaks to many people, even if they themselves are not artists. Art can support interpreters trying to convey the “gift of beauty” to the audience.

Parks Canada. (2017). Columbia Icefield Area and the Athabasca Glacier. Retrieved February 1st, 2022 from https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper/activ/itineraires-itineraries/glacier-athabasca

[dsloveys]

Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world. #BukitBintang #KualaLumpur #lot10 #fahrenheit88 #streetphotography #Photography (at Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXgWJA4PW7x/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gaiagalatea]

“Photography is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world.” ~ Bruno Barbey

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[paulaeliina]

Hello world, once again

Hi Tumblr, it truly is me. 

Do you remember me? It’s been a while. This used to be a dear place to me, capturing my favorite things I adored. It let me daydream and be in a place where I could be myself. The best thing was, that it was a place with other people sharing exactly the same interests with me, making me feel less lonely and weird during my days as a teenager.

So as I started to think about it - I knew that I needed to make a blog again. I have been having tons of different kinds of blogs, whether it was a lifestyle-blog sharing my daily life and outfits or a blog where I shared my struggles and feelings - I always ended up deleting the blog or stop updating it. But I still crave to blog so, so much. I crave to write. It doesn’t matter what I write about. As long as I have something which allows me to express my feelings. It therapeutic, it’s comforting, in a way.  English is not my native language. Why does everyone always feel the need to say that? Maybe because I know that I will keep writing in English even though it’s not perfect. I just like it, as long as I get somewhat understood with my writing - I don’t think it matters if a reader sees a typo or a grammatical mistake every now and then. Life is too short and busy, just let me have my fun.

So I knew that I needed to start a blog again.  After a lot of thinking I found myself in a situation where the only conclusion was Tumblr. I have tried Blogspot, Wordpress and had thoughts about other, new platforms existing for blogging. But in the end I just came to love Tumblr too much. It is easy, it is safe. And it feels familiar. I used to have a photography blog (www.coconuttoffee.tumblr.com), but it was mostly me posting pictures from the moments I captured with my camera. That reminds me, I want this first post be an official introduction about myself and about this blog. Although I’m not sure if I have much to say about either of these. To be honest, it’s been a while since I made any kind of introduction about myself anywhere in public. I wonder how it was so easy when I was younger, back then I had so much to say about my dreams and hobbies.

Hobbies and interests. Why don’t we start with this one? I have very mixed feelings about this. You see, Tumblr reminds me a lot of the times when I was young and truly had a lot of hobbies and interests. I lived in a small town and shared interests related to things that not many of my friends were interested in. And I was creative, at least I think so. I was singing, dancing, writing, blogging, taking pictures and loved different types and forms of art. The things I loved and enjoyed in this life, the list would have been never-ending. 

After turning 20 I feel that work and school life has taken over my life, making me forget all the interests that used to bring me so much value in life. In a way it is a good thing, coming out of my daydream-zone, but I also, from time to time, find myself feeling that my creativity is destroyed. 

I have absolutely no idea how come this text became an analysis about my creativity being destroyed - but that being said, I actually still do have hobbies and interests. I still love the art field, I love going to art exhibitions and my love for dancing is never ending. My studies are related to art and culture field. 

And I still like taking pictures, capturing moments. And writing. Writing has always been there.

Things I love? Good music. Driving alone and listening to good music. Those are the moments I truly cherish, it’s a funny thing how such a simple thing can bring me so much joy. I like the smell and the feeling of summer. I love my friends, even though I am nowadays really bad at texting. I love traveling. I crave to live abroad and I have done it couple of times, but in the end I always come back to  Finland feeling homesick. Maybe I’m just in love with the idea of living abroad.  I love walking around the nature and finding myself in a situation where no’one is talking or making any noise. I’m not a city girl even though I sometimes pretend to be. I miss silence, I need it from time to time. I love yoga, it is the one and only type of sport which makes me feel comfortable.  

I am currently 22 years old. I feel younger. Probably look older :D 

I made this blog because I miss writing. I have no special plans about this blog, I will just let my fingers type freely my thoughts and feelings. To be honest, past few years haven’t been easy ones for me. I have struggled a lot mentally, I have been sleeping too less, eating too unhealthy and sometimes having too much tasks on my plate to handle. But in a way, I am not sure if that is what I want to talk about. Perhaps as a starter I would like to write about different things about my life and moments I’m experiencing with colorful pictures. We’ll see where this journey takes me.

Paula