ASZINE 2023 APRIL ResorttoSerenity
TheContemplativeManiniyot JoseMiguelLisbona
Foreword
Thisisacollec�onofminimalistandcontempla�veimagesmadeinJanuaryof 2022atthePearlFarmSamalBeachResort,IslandGardenCityofSamal,Davaodel Norte.Forthisauthor,heintendstohighlighttheessenceofbalancedserenityas itinvitestheviewerstofeelenlivenedthroughitsvividnessyetleadingthemto reflectuponsingleorpairedexpressions.
Toachievethejourneyfromextrospec�ontointrospec�onthatistoobserve externallytoone'sownmindandthenproceedinwardsandexamineonfeelings andideasaboutwhatisseen,theimagesaresequencedtoflowthroughperiods ofasingleday:frommorning,a�ernoon,andevening.
Further,theuseofopposingphotographyelementssuchasvividanddullhues; roughandsmoothtextures;orcontras�ngshapeshopetofacilitatecentering oneself. Finally,theseimagesencourageeachtoappreciatethepresentmomentandfind peaceinthemidstofbusylives.Theyremindusthatsome�mes,themost profoundexperiencescanbefoundinthesimplestofthings.
So,takeamoment,breathedeeply,andimmerseyourselfinpeaceful contempla�onsoftheseprofoundimagesaswe“ResorttoSerenity”.
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CoolBlues 8 Vanishingbouyline. Borderingtheoutsidein. Spacesbetweenthem.
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Blueskyreflecting. Greenalgaelinedrope’sshadow. Redleaffloatingby.
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CoolBlues 12 Mymidmorningwalk! Mooringcableinsomeknots. Waterdockslices!
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S�thing Shade
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SoothingShade 16 Texturalwater. Thepeacefulcloseencounters! Sucharestiltedhouses.
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Inside Insights
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InsideInsights 22 Onintotheroom. Doesnotbothermeatall! Flawsmakeifcomplete.
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S�thing Rain
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SoothingRain 28 Mid-afternoonrain. Gloom,doomanddampeningjoy? No,notiintheleast!
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SoothingRain 30 Intherain,Isaw. DoyouseewhatIseehere? Peaceonthewater.
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SoothingRain 32 Facinatingsight. Betweenthehouseandtheland. Textureallaround!
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Nigh�meLights 36 Lightsoftassilkseen. Borderingmfreshwaterpool. Illuminating!
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Nigh�meLights 38 Gratefulasalways. Opportunitiestofeel! Centeredandatpeace.
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AbouttheAuthor
DavaoCity,DavaodelSur -Migsisavisualartist andenjoysshootingpanoramic360°,minimalist/ contemplative,andstreetdocumentary photography.Hedescribeshisenthusiasminthe threegenresasaswingingpendulum:"manic"at oneendforthecreativeversatilityofthe360° cams,"reflective"attheotherendforexperiencing perceptions,andinthemiddleasbeing"balanced" of"seeing"streets.Photographyforhimisallabout seeingandexperiencingtheprofoundinthe mundaneandsometimesprofaneinmomentsseen.
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