Ancient ancestry
Lines of transience
Authentic Hawaiian princess
At its core, royalty is a performance, a carefully choreographed spectacle designed to project power, authority, and divine right.
“What is the greatest weight that you can bear? It is your responsibility.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
A young girl
Moves quietly
Through the crowd
A LOMO Belomo 120mm f/1.8 Petzval lens isolates beauty within a swirl of humanity.
“Of thoughts so sudden, that they seem the revelations of a dream.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Embodied existence
Constructed nature
Sense of self
The distorted reflections within the funhouse mirror challenge our ingrained sense of self and our perception of the world around us, forcing us to confront the fluidity and ambiguity of our embodied existence.
“The body is our primary way of being in the world.” – Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Full of people
Leaving little space
For movement
As demands crowd in on you it becomes difficult to keep things in perspective.
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” – Viktor E. Frankl
By the old
Field subject
Dilemma
Cutting boards trend progressively more Escheresque.
“I don’t use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.” – M. C. Escher
Reciprocating affection
Expressing emotions
Graveyard smash
Many dances are deeply rooted in specific cultures and traditions.
“Shall each man find a wife for his bosom, and each beast have his mate, and I be alone?” – Victor Frankenstein
Hidden gems
Often overlooked
Precious things
The true treasures in life are not found in material possessions or external validation but within the depths of our own being.
“Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Second floor
Top of the stairs
Experience transaction
Emotional engagement is essential to a successful visit.
“Home is where one starts from.” – T.S. Eliot
Handmade
Gourmet
Popcorn
Where every kernel’s a work of art!
“Sometimes I think that all anyone needs in life is lots of popcorn and a few Lovelies.” – Sam Savage
National Ice
Cream Day
Proclamation
It takes 12 pounds of milk to produce just 1 gallon of ice cream.
“Without ice cream, there would be darkness and chaos.” – Don Kardong