COMMON THREADS
Every day we are immersed in words and images that extol our individuality and uniqueness,
these words and images reflect how distinctive we are
and how unique our cultures are.
Nevertheless, a paradox lives alongside this individuality and uniqueness.
A paradox which has become abundantly clear to me over six decades of global wandering,
…we humans all share more commonalities than differences.
I celebrate our distinctiveness as individuals,
I delight in our unique cultural heritages.
However,
I revel in the things we share,
our common threads.
No matter who we are or where we live,
no matter our age, race, ethnicity or wealth,
or any other characteristic that seems to divide us.
We need to love and be loved.
We need to smile, laugh and enjoy each other’s company.
We need to move, dance, touch and even get physical with each other.
We need to belong, to be part of a family or community.
We need to express ourselves.
We need to tell and listen to stories.
We need time to ourselves to reflect.
We need to feel a sense of purpose.
In my photography, I work to find those universal things we all seek, feel and do. Whether I’ve captured an ephemeral moment, a gesture or look, a vision of repeating, consoling beauty in our natural or built world, something we glimpse in passing, or a situation we have all encountered at some point in our lives…
we all share these experiences.
Common Threads, those strands we share which bind us and make us part of the greater human tapestry.
