notice – [ noh-tis ] – to pay attention to or take notice of; to perceive; become aware of; to mention or refer to; point out.

Photography, writing and art have always been a part of my life. Since they’ve always been there, I didn’t give much thought to why or what they do for me until I decided to pursue them more “formally”. From what I can tell they do at least these 2 things for me.

Noticing: I find the world to be an amazing, wonderous place. The more I notice, the more I notice. Looking for things to see, makes you focus, which gets you out of your head and allows you to let go of thinking for a while.

Thinking: If noticing takes you out of thinking for a while, it is simply because I do a lot of thinking. Writing is a way of recording what I’m thinking about and figuring out how I actually thinking about something. It is also a way to make a record of how something went, like a project. Or life.