Dear Friends,
First
day of summer is a cardinal point on the astronomical calendar. Cardinal: from
the Latin "on which something turns or depends".
Longest day of the year. The
sun's high point or low point, depending on where you are. Tipping
point?
You've seen this picture before. On this Summer Solstice, I'm presenting you with its negative.
John Lennon famously said "everything's its opposite". He said this
while admitting to his own violence and worst behavior.
How do we take responsibility for our own worst behavior? Do people get
the leaders they deserve?
As a photographer who loves black and white, I thought it might be helpful
to share the negative of my photo "Between
Lives" with you.
Gray areas drop out; you see the big picture in a stark way.
Traditionally, a good print has a range of midtones. Can
we live without the midtones?
Whose soul is this?
Denied,
the shadow cries
havoc, slips the bounds of sense, love's
common boundary.
Whose soul is this?
Black or white?
Day or night?
Shadow or light;
Own yours.
©photograph & text copyright Margaret McCarthy 2018