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Inspiration

I gain inspiration and learn from many resources. Here are a few, with some links:

• Other night photographers in the Bay Area night photographers collective called The Nocturnes (Nocturnes Web site and blog), especially Tim Baskerville, Andy Frazer (Andy's Web site and blog), Denise Fuson, Sherry Glassman, Mark Jaremko, Joe Reifer, Charity Vargas, and Susanne Friedrich. Also Jerry Day.
• Other Pro Arts and ArtSpan artists, Empty Easel, and Artist-at-Large. Also, Courtenay Redis and David Baldwin.
• The beauty and endless diversity of the natural and human-made.
• The Buddhist teachings of the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
• The Law of Attraction, and the teachings of Dr. Wayne Dyer and Eckhart Tollë.
• Listening to blues, jazz, and classic Motown.
• The mystery and quiet of the night. Read the fascinating book Acquainted With the Night, about all things nocturnal, by Chris Dewdney.
• The witty and thought-provoking poetry of former two-time U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins.
• These quotations:

  Press on: nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

  —Calvin Coolidge (30th U.S. president, 1872–1933)

  Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

  —Martin Luther King Jr. (civil rights leader, 1929–1968)

Artists are often inspired by one another’s work. After you’ve explored my site, consider checking out PhotoClicks.net and PhotoLinks.com.