If you are a fan of the photography on this blog, my father’s work is now being shown and represented at the The Aleksandrs Gallery of Fine Art in Bonavista, Newfoundland.
All these years, I thought I was confounding my conservative, straight-arrow father with my wild, artistic ways. Now I know it was him I have to thank for my creative way of framing the world. Funny how everything makes sense in time.
Bonavista is beautiful. So are the photographs. Go.:-)
We get more beautiful as we get older.
Not everything needs to be perfect to be breathtaking.
The shadows and darker parts of life are what make you interesting.
Everthing will pass in time, anyway.
In the meantime, remember that we are all in this together.
Don’t judge anyone too harshly as there is so much more going on beneath the surface than we can see.
Carve out a special place that is just for you.
You can love without losing yourself,
, but you should always be willing to open the door.
My father sent this photo today, with the following message :
“This picture probably totally explains what we love about Rocky Harbour. Where else do the fish harvesters offer the entire town free fish for Good Friday? ”
It also explains why I’m so proud to be a Newfoundlander.
Happy Easter, everyone.
I’m an expat Newfoundlander who has never quite gotten the salt out of her heart, despite 14 years of living in Seoul. I teach, I learn and I write about it over coffee. All the photography in this blog was taken by my very talented father, Stan Collins.
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