The art of photography - Fotoskool
Posted by Johan Ayres on January 18, 2018 at 10:57pm
Ons almal is kunstenaars in eie reg, anders sou ons nie fotografie as stokperdjie bedryf het nie. Ek lees hierdie mooi stukkie raak, en ek wil dit graag met julle deel. Maar ek wil dit spesifiek aan Willie opdra, wat my met sy "Fine Art" reeks geïnspireer het.
“... so this is for us. This is for us who sing, write, dance, act, study, run and love and this is for doing it even if no one will ever know because the beauty is in the act of doing it. Not what it can lead to.
This is for the times I lose myself while writing, singing, playing and no one is around and they will never know but I will forever remember and that shines brighter than any praise or fame or glory I will ever have, and this is for you who write or play or read or sing by yourself with the light off and door closed when the world is asleep and the stars are aligned and maybe no one will ever hear it or read your words or know your thoughts but it doesn’t make it less glorious. It makes it ethereal. Mysterious. Infinite. For it belongs to you and whatever God or spirit you believe in and only you can decide how much it meant and means and will forever mean and other people will experience it too through you. Through your spirit. Through the way you talk. Through the way you walk and love and laugh and care and I never meant to write this long but what I want to say is: Don’t try to present your art by making other people read or hear or see or touch it; make them feel it. Wear your art like your heart on your sleeve and keep it alive by making people feel a little better. Feel a little lighter. Create art in order for yourself to become yourself and let your very existence be your song, your poem, your story. Let your very identity be your book. Let the way people say your name sound like the sweetest melody.
Permalink Reply by Elna Geringer on January 19, 2018 at 9:37am
Sjoe......baie waar. Dankie dat jy deel
Permalink Reply by Engela Johanna Magrietha Britz ( on January 19, 2018 at 9:51am
Baie dankie vir die deel!
Permalink Reply by Tina le Grange on January 20, 2018 at 12:19pm
Baie dankie Johan vir hierdie spesiale teks. Dit laat my dink.....
Permalink Reply by Willie Schoombee on January 21, 2018 at 6:43am
Hi Johan, jy laat my besonder klein voel met hierdie pragtige stukkie wat jy geskryf het. Ek is so bly dat God ons verskillend gemaak het, sodat ons nie nodig het om mekaar te verveel nie, maar juis om mekaar te ondersteun, te inspireer en ons, onself kan uitleef volgens ons talente wat Hy ons geskenk het. Fotografie is my passie en sal altyd so wees. Meningsverskille sal daar ook altyd wees en dit is ook goed, want dit stimuleer jou denke en denkpatrone. Ek waardeer jou en sê baie dankie dat jy dit aan my opgedra het. Ek wil ook sê dat jou Wonderwêreld reeks net so ñ inspirasie vir my was.!! Mooi loop en groete Willie.
Permalink Reply by Doretha Kock on January 21, 2018 at 11:25am
Inspirerend en pragtig. Baie dankie, het dit op hierdie stadium baie nodig.
Permalink Reply by gabriel parsons on January 23, 2018 at 10:06am
Pragtige gedagtes Johan en dat jy dit aan Willie opdra maak dit meer spesiaal!
Permalink Reply by JJ on January 23, 2018 at 11:01am
Inderdaad so! Dankie vir die deel hiervan!!
Permalink Reply by Carl Joubert on January 23, 2018 at 3:02pm
Diep en ware woorde Johan, baie dankie daarvoor.
Permalink Reply by Christa Snyman on January 23, 2018 at 10:50pm
Pragtige woorde wat spreek tot elkeen wat net dieper na die lewe kyk en luister. Dankie Johan dit gee ook daardie ekstra aansporing om wat jy ook al doen, voluit te doen!
Permalink Reply by Vida van Schalkwyk on January 26, 2018 at 7:54am
Sò mooi gesê, dankie johan!