Finding life's passion

Living a passion-less existence is pretty much a death sentence. If a person doesn't hunger for something (justice, money, sex, food, power, freedom...) there's no real point to getting up in the morning.

Seeing others go through their existence and how things like their children's well being fuels where they feel they need to be at any given time is amazing to see; as someone who's never been a parent.

For me, it's been about self expression and being an artist when I live and pay my bills with a job that's anything but artistic and creative (though some of the answers I've given to really wild questions from calls...could be considered a form of creativity).

I have the opportunity to get a better camera...that just recently came up. Whether or not that comes about, I don't know. What I do know is this.

If a week goes by that I haven't taken photos of something...anything...even my old mug...then I get really anxious. I think the life I live to support my photography would be completely unbearable if I didn't make that time to go on shoots.

I've gone through some really wild neighborhoods to get shots. I've also hung out the 38th floor of a hotel window to get shots of the Chrysler Building...(and I'm still here...good thing the window was made sturdy)

One of the most rewarding things about taking photos, for me, is taking shots of a landscape, a sign, a row of cars, of people...that records who they were, who we are and where we are in this time. It's a record that can not only be inspiring but also very telling about the times we live in...no matter what lies our great great grandchildren want to say about us.


Unknown "Seeker" Frisky - 15 years, 7 months, 23 days ago

In remembrance of the tragedy of September 11th, 2001.

I know, memory fades with time.
I also know I had to eventually write down what I remembered and bear testament to what I experienced.
I wasn't in New York.
I didn't personally know anyone that was lost in the events (thank God).
I did, however, work with a young woman in her 20's in San Diego.
She said she was going to work on Wall Street in New York. I felt leery about her talking about it. She was pretty, open, fun..and I thought New York would eat her alive. ....weeks of the Summer go on...she gets word she can stay at a friends apartment in Brooklyn and work in Jersey (just a ferry ride across from Manhattan).
I later found out she was on a subway that passed under the towers just 30 minutes before the attacks ...the way she went to work every day and was at work in New Jersey when the events took place.
I didn't know where she was at the time of the attacks but was happy to know she wasn't in lower Manhattan.

A friend of mine was in Greenwich Village where he lived. In the weeks and months after the attacks, as the fires still smoldered in the pile where two 110 story buildings stood, he said he still smelled burning jet fuel, fumes and the stench of death when the winds would blow north from where the towers stood.

The photo below is from 1983, my first visit to the Trade Center... My first visit to New York. It's the view from the roof of Two World Trade looking at One World Trade Center (the North Tower) and New Jersey across the river in the distance.

Below, is a link to my Digital Archive with the Smithsonian Institute of what I remember of that day:

http://911digitalarchive.org/smithsonian/details/5491

Unknown "Seeker" Frisky - 15 years, 8 months, 12 days ago

Q&A Time: Yes or No
1. You can ONLY answer Yes or No!
2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING
(unless of course a buddy messages or comments you and begs for disclosure)

Part 1
Kissed anyone one of your HP friends? Yes
Been arrested? No
Kissed someone you didn't like? Yes
Slept in until 5 PM? Yes
Fallen asleep at work/school? Yes
Held a snake? Yes
Ran a red light? No
Been suspended from school? No
Totaled your car/motorbike in an accident? No
Been fired from a job? No
Sang karaoke? Yes
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? Yes
Laughed until something you were eating/drinking came out your nose? Yes
Unknown "Seeker" Frisky - 15 years, 8 months, 22 days ago

Yes or No
Part 2

Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Yes
Kissed in the rain? Yes
Sang in the shower? Yes
Sat on a rooftop? Yes
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes? No
Broken a bone? Yes
Shaved your head? Yes
Blacked out from drinking? Yes
Played a prank on someone? Yes
Felt like killing someone? Yes
Made your boyfriend cry? Yes
Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? Yes
Been in a band? Yes
Shot a gun? No
Tripped on mushrooms? no
Unknown "Seeker" Frisky - 15 years, 8 months, 22 days ago

Yes or No
Part 3
Donated Blood? No
Eaten moose/Buffalomeat? Yes
Eaten cheesecake? Yes
Still love someone you shouldn't? No
Think about the future? Yes
Believe in love? No
Slept / Sleep on a certain side of the bed? No
Regretted a careless action? Yes
Been seen in public in only your underwear? No
Unknown "Seeker" Frisky - 15 years, 8 months, 22 days ago