To better understand growth, biology, life, composition, and energy — perhaps we should study fractals, science, math, and physics.

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Something to think about when it comes to aesthetics:

Does it weaken you or strengthen you?

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You’re the best advantage in your life, not your phone.

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If we think that happiness (eudaimonia according to Aristotle) is legitimate (happiness as human thriving), perhaps our happiness as photographer-artists is “photographic thriving”.

This means:

1. Extreme optimism, joy, and fun in making new photos
2. Deep appreciation for your past photos
3. Deep joy in all parts of the photographic process (walking, shooting, selecting, processing, and sharing your photos).

So the practical question:

How do we thrive as photographers?

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More impressive saving money… or more impressive getting more bang for the buck.

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Why move?

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We got hyper cars; why not hyper humans?

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To produce and make stuff as 1000x more fun than simply consuming, being passive, being “entertained”, and buying new things.

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Just finished reading “The Poetics” by Aristotle (loved it) and came across this idea from him regarding poetry and art. He states that poets attempt the following in their stories (in terms of their presentation):

1. Things as they are (reality)
2. Things as they are thought to be (perception)
3. Things as they ought to be (philosophy)

Which makes me think: we as photographers also have a poetic sense. And the question is with our photography do we desire to show reality how it is (objective reality), how we think it to be (our personal perception of reality), or how we think it should be (our philosophy)?

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