Humanism | The Presence of People

Humanism in Photography doesn’t always need to feature people.

The presence of people is everywhere even without their physical being.

In fact, I find the lack of physical being very powerful; it communicates a story about something. I can feel the emotion of a lost doll, someone in a hurry to find a dust bin, an quick catch up over coffee or even the excitement of visiting a museum.

Humanism is a very powerful dynamic with or without People.

With or without tells a story; as a viewer of these images, what is your narrative?

Present and not seen leaves a clue about humanism and the dynamic exchange of humanity.

When present, humanism becomes a rich tapestry of theatre.

“In the stillness of your presence, you can feel your own formless and timeless reality as the unmanifested life that animates your physical form. You can then feel the same life deep within every other human and every other creature. You look beyond the veil of form and separation. This is the realization of oneness. This is love”.

Eckhart Toll

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