ramya's photo journal

Tag: beautiful things

  • Of Ocean, Land and Sky

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    “Is not the pastness of the past the more profound, the more legendary, the more immediately it falls before the present ?”

    ~ Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

    So much to say, yet nothing flows. Funny, the last couple of weeks of photographing by the/in the ocean seem so long gone. It was on assignment and just in a matter of days I had gone from being completely terrestrial to a mermaid (well, sort of :) deep in the turquoise waters of the Indian ocean. Even touched some clouds, in the process, I might add. In all honesty, some milestones happened and fears overcome. I realized I liked not belonging anywhere but to be everywhere.

    When I'm ready, I'll share more from the earth-water-sky days ! :) Be back shortly with another edition of the super long-pending San Francisco and Seattle foodie moments.

  • Fallen Angels

    Was mediating on these and the beauty of falling, decaying, and being born again.

  • A Walk in the Garden

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    Many nature walks have happened in the recent past and thought I'd do a quick post to share a few moments from there. I was walking in my mother's lovingly tended garden last Sunday and felt so comforted. I am going to make my own oasis of a wild, secret garden to escape into with my dogs and lots of books, where time cannot get the better of me.

     

  • Risen

    “For anyone, man or woman, who has faith in me, I, the Lotus Born, have never departed — I sleep on their threshold.” 

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    the padma clutch, a rachana reddy creation
    The lotus rises through the murky waters of ponds and lakes yet,when it blooms, it floats upon the surface, its petals shining and untainted by the mud from which it emerged. In the scriptural language and sacred poetry of Hinduism and Buddhism, the lotus perfectly embodies the soul, rising up through the murkiness of worldly experience until it reaches the surface of the spiritual realm and blooms, vibrant and pure, free from all taint and attachment.
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    My sister Rachana, a budding couture fashion accessories designer,  adopted the gracious lotus flower as one of her primary inspirations for her debut collection which was recently unveiled. Crafted painstakingly with wood and silk, her designs reveal a quiet Indian elegance beneath the striking colors and clean designs. I had the pleasure to watch her through this journey and also photograph her exquisite creations. On the day of the shoot, were lucky to have some gorgeous light post a north east monsoon shower. To learn more about Rachana and her work, please do stop by at www.rachanareddy.com