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The definition of ordinary is “with no special or distinctive features; normal.”

I believe all artists at some point in time have a fear that both themselves and their art is “ordinary.” I too have had these nagging doubts in the back of my mind as I scroll through Instagram and see art that appears to be so extraordinary.

Over the past week I have been posting a blog post every day. I have been experimenting with something and questioning whether I should continue it into the future. Change can come in many ways, however, sometimes it must be cultivated and before it can be cultivated it must be tried.

Underneath the surface of every image I create there is a story. I’m not talking about the stories behind the photographs that influence their meaning and interpretation. Quite literally, I am talking about the story of how I created each image and the memories I have from different photoshoots.

Time flows past on an endless stream, slipping and tumbling away before disappearing forever. Here one second and gone the next, we are left wondering where all the time has gone. In these moments our best defense is clinging to every second that has passed, a habit that is much more damaging than rewarding.

Dawn gleams through the trees, sprinkling bits of gold and warm yellow over the earth. The sun begins its slow ascent into the sky, warm rays reflecting off of the fresh dew. The September world has yet to denounce summer and each tree still proudly wears her green leaves.

Why write blog posts? I have asked myself this question several times since I started my blog back in 2016. It seemed like the natural thing to do when I started my business Strength of Atlantis. But what about now almost four years after I started writing a blog?

Change has been in the air for a while now. As the year progresses forward, I have felt the growing presence of change. It’s in the every day moments and it has seeped into my very thoughts.