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Michel Tremblay canada
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A Single Peony in Bloom
I come from the world of writing; words were my first passion. Not stories, essays or poetry but the words themselves. The words with the particular power and magic they carry when placed in a context where their multiple meanings can coexist at the same time.
Then one day I realized that I had spent enough time writing and wanted to discover other things. Photography came into my life. I understood through photography that there was a larger kind of writing, out there, in my own garden, and that I could marvel as much at a fallen leaf or a piece of wood as I did at words. Again, everything was a question of context...
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entry description
Different versions of a single peony in bloom. I can't décide wich version I like the most because they all remind me of my Grandparents' garden. A place where, when I was young, I loved running and eating gooseberries secretly.about the photographer
I come from the world of writing; words were my first passion. Not stories, essays or poetry but the words themselves. The words with the particular power and magic they carry when placed in a context where their multiple meanings can coexist at the same time.
Then one day I realized that I had spent enough time writing and wanted to discover other things. Photography came into my life. I understood through photography that there was a larger kind of writing, out there, in my own garden, and that I could marvel as much at a fallen leaf or a piece of wood as I did at words. Again, everything was a question of context...
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