by Kim Ort | Feb 8, 2017 | Books, Contemplation, Inspiration, People, Spirituality, Topics
“I speak of the earth as subject, not as object. I am concerned with the maternal principle out of which we were born and whence we derive all that we are and all that we have. In our totality we are born of the earth. We are earthlings. The earth is our origin,...
by Kim Ort | Jan 4, 2017 | Essence, Inspiration, People, Seeing, Visual Journalling
“The secret was to get inside of whatever I was looking at, get inside it.” ~ John Berger Earlier this week, we lost a giant in the world of looking and seeing. John Berger (1926-2017) was a gifted thinker, writer, and art critic. I was drawn to his...
by Kim Ort | Dec 21, 2016 | Art, Books, Inspiration, People
During December, I’m revisiting older posts to introduce you to some of my mentors in seeing. Frederick Franck is the mentor introduced in the Connect section of my new book, Adventures in Seeing: How the Camera Teaches You to Pause, Focus, and Connect with...