In Contemplation of Beauty... "It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of wonder and humility." ~ Rachel Carson Lensbaby Velvet 85 ----------------- #StephJohnPhoto #CreativeExplorer

A Discovery of Jewels... "The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them. The hunt to discover those jewels––that's creative living." ~ Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic #StephJohnPhoto #CreativeExplorer #ICMPhotoMag #ExperimentalArt

Spirit of Wonder... "Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit." ~ e. e. cummings #StephJohnPhoto #CreativeExplorer #ICMPhotoMag #Cyanotypes #AlternativePhotography #AltProcess

Ordinary Acts of Love... "Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value." "Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~ Desmond Tutu

Colors of the Wind... "You think you own whatever land you land on The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim But I know every rock and tree and creature Has a life, has a spirit, has a name." ~ Lyricist - Stephen Schwartz Two Lensbaby ME ICMs layered and blended with a handmade Cyanotype print.

The Precarious Perching of Hope... "Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all." ~ Emily Dickinson Wet Cyanotype on Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag Fine Art Paper

Expanding Creativity with Additional Creative Techniques ~ a short video on my YouTube channel. ---------------------------- #StephJohnPhoto #CreativeExplorer #ICMPhotoMag #IntentionalCreativeMoments #ExpressivePhotography #PhotographicExpressionism #CreativeExpression youtu.be/YfKfXT5peSs?...

Spirit of Wonder... "Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit." ~ e. e. cummings A set of wet cyanotype creations from several weeks ago. Developed outdoors in the sun back in October. #AlternativePhotography

The Poetry of Light... "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. ----------------------------- #StephJohnPhoto #CreativeExplorer #ICMPhotoMag #IntentionalCreativeMoments #CreativePhotography #Lensbaby

The Art of Abstract Photography: A Creative Retreat in San Miguel de Allende santafeworkshops.com/workshop/the... Join Renee Lynn, Philip Sager, and myself in a creative retreat celebrating abstract photography this October as part of the Santa Fe Workshops Mexico program.

Sparks of Light... These images each began as in-camera multiple exposure creations. Taking 2-3 different ME image files for each into Photoshop, I creatively processed them with these results. ------------------------ #StephJohnPhoto #CreativeExplorer #ICMPhotoMag #IntentionalCreativeMoments

Pure Imagination... The images in this set are a mashup of digital and analog, blending together in-camera ME ICM creations with cyanotype prints, bringing imagination to life in wondrous ways. ------------------------ #StephJohnPhoto #CreativeExplorer #ICMPhotoMag #IntentionalCreativeMoments

First post here. Spirit of Wonder... "Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit." ~ e. e. cummings A set of wet cyanotype creations from several weeks ago. Developed outdoors in the sun back in October.