by Kim Ort | Jun 11, 2015 | Abstraction, Photography, Wonder / Awe
“I like The Eiffel Tower because it looks like steel and lace.” ― Natalie Lloyd via Goodreads I recently visited France for the very first time – a short stint in Paris (and Freiburg, Germany), and the rest of the time in the Alsace region. Paris felt like an...
by Kim Ort | May 21, 2015 | Contemplation, Inspiration, Photography, Practices, Visual Journalling, Workshops
The best photographs tell a story, whether real or imagined. In the online visual journaling workshop, Once Upon a Time: Photographs have Stories to Tell, we practice telling three types of stories – ambiguous, personal, and documentary (as described in this...
by Kim Ort | May 19, 2015 | Abstraction, Contemplation, Essence, Photography, Place
One of my current projects is to create abstract photographs of my hometown of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. With abstract photography, we try to reflect the mood or emotions or qualities of a place. Each Tuesday, I’ll present a new image from the...