by Kim Ort | Sep 11, 2013 | A Year with Rilke, Belonging / Connection, Compassion
I’ve been taking Kat Sloma’s self-study course, A Sense of Place, and it’s making me think more about the icons of a place. Here in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, the obvious icon is the clock tower in the center of Main Street. At any given time of...
by Kim Ort | Jun 4, 2013 | Belonging / Connection, Contemplation, Contemplative Photographers, Seeing
In the act of deeply seeing, we transcend the boundaries between the self and the otherness of the world, momentarily merging with the thing seen. ~ Alex Grey * For me, photography is about realizing or becoming aware of a connection that is already there. As Alex...
by Kim Ort | Nov 20, 2012 | Belonging / Connection, Inspiration, People
While having lunch with a longtime friend last weekend, she told me about one of her heroes, Tom Chau. The way she explained it, Chau’s mission is to give every child a voice, especially those with disabilities who literally cannot speak or write. This seemed to...
