Saturday, February 28, 2009

andrea & ryan (beloved)









wonderful friends,

it never ceases to amaze me,,, the unique and diverse depth i find in the connections between the lovely people i work with.


pause for a moment, if you will, and think of the 5 people you love most in the world,,,

you'd probably say you 'love' each of them, right? but each differently, yes?

and the gift they are to you, that's different too. as in, they each give you something no one else in the world could give you in just exactly that way.


i believe that who we are, that preciousness at the core of us, and the way we share it is has its own signature, as rare and perfect as a fingerprint.

my work with Beloved is very much about exploring that invisible signature, and expressing it in a way it will be seen again and again for the supreme preciousness it is.


my work is not about making people look beautiful. they were born far more beautiful than anything i could ever make.

all i do is create an honest space for them to share that beauty, a clear stage, for the symphony of who they are to play.

it is not my song, it is their own. i'm just a conductor. a conductor, and a stunned audience of one, time and time again, brought to a very real awe at the miracle that life is, and this ability we have to give it.


i had the opportunity to do a brief session with Andrea & Ryan when i was last in my home state of indiana. the energy released during the session had a tangible affect on the three of us, surely, and, i wouldn't doubt, anyone nearby, whether or not they were even aware of it.

the mind has a tendency to ignore what it cannot see. there are entire worlds we have missed because of this, my friends.

i go to find them.

jesh *

( images from this session were processed using ColorShift )

Monday, February 09, 2009

derek & vanessa (beloved)












hello amazing friends,,,

i'm proud to share a few images from a Beloved session i did earlier in the year.

as many of you know, the Beloved project is the new center of my photographic work, and i look forward to sharing much more with you in the coming months.

i'll actually be discussing the project in the Master Class i'll be teaching at WPPI in las vegas next week, and showcasing for the first time work from my explorations this year to the attendees.

Derek & Vanessa, you two are so beautiful together. i will never forget the free hearts you entrusted me with, they have touched me deeply.

many blessings and much love,

jesh *

( all images were post processed using ColorShift )