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I’m a fan of unusual perspectives…period. This day I found myself in a parking lot which was adjacent to a highway but a few feet lower. I was enamored with the graphic quality of the silhouetted rocks and desert flora. As I was waiting for a call to go through, I noticed that the embankment on the side of the highway, ‘cut off’ my view of the passing cars and trucks in an interesting way. It made the drivers a mysterious silhouette, almost unrecognizable in fact. It was a game of hide and seek made even more challenging because I could not see the vehicles until the last moment. It took perseverance I assure you. ‘Where’s Waldo’ was a game I played with my kids on road trips….(keeping them occupied being a major objective) and this situation with its ‘hide and seek’ quality reminds me of those times.

I met this beautiful being this morning at a birthday celebration. Her name is ‘Sona’, which in Armenian, means ‘Beloved One’. From the moment I saw her, I could not take my eyes off…her eyes. There was a depth there that felt almost human…and even in the chaotic surroundings of an outdoor party, she and I managed a moment of connection. Much of the photography that I have created in my life and career was for ‘a purpose’, a visual to get the viewer from ‘Point A to Point B’. There is almost always a concept to illustrate, a product or service to promote, almost anything and everything other than the pure witnessing of a moment. As you look into Sona’s eyes, perhaps her message of love, which I so strongly felt, will be felt by you.