Inspiratiional Photography and Messages

In 2009 I envisioned a series of graveyard pictures and inspirational messages.  I created a series of fine art photographs and art and inspirational messages to accompany them.  The series gathered attention because it offered inspiration, and those who were aware of it liked it very much.  But I made no real effort to publicize it and eventually pulled the series from public exhibition.

The series was lost for a couple of years, but I recently rediscovered it.  I began to read the inspirational messages and instantly tears were brought to my eyes.  The thoughts are so powerfully emotional - about life and death, about forgotten memories, about great joy and deep sorrow - that I decided to publish the body of work once again.  My hope is to inspire others.

The project consists of fifteen images and inspirational thoughts, and spans almost 5 years of work.  Pictures were taken in historic graveyards during the Autumns of 2006-2009.

The blending of graveyard sadness and the lively colors of Autumn is symbolic of the mysteries of life and death.  The colorful leaves, as well as ourselves, both eventually become the enduring dust of the universe.

If you would like to see that art and read the inspirational messages, it can be viewed here.

"In Memory of Cooper" from "Whispers from the Grave"

"In Memory of Cooper"
There is splendor in the graveyard.  Tread lightly on the grass.  The worries that we carried have been buried in the ground.  Our spirits are unfettered.  We have breached the earthly barriers.  There is nothing to hold us down.  Cooper has risen.  He soars forever.