A GIFT FROM ABOVE

In the pursuit of a holistic life, one learns that time and place are factors closely tied to the depth of an experience. That the soul connects to the world through our awareness of where we are, and what the moment is about. This is what comes to mind, every time I think about this torii gate in Japan. I developed a connection with this place during my first visit to the country. The decision to explore it again years later came as a mere compliance to the magnetic pull I felt towards it.

Scott ReitherSeptember 10, 2020Japan, landscape, photography, fine art, torii, gate

THE STORY BEHIND: A PLACE TO REFLECT

For many years, I noticed this tree on the Keanae Peninsula, a couple hours drive down the curvy Road-to-Hana, here on Maui. It had the kind of beauty that stands out when the moon is out, the land quiet, and the night dark. I had such a strong desire to capture it, only if I could rid it of the burden that life had thrown onto its branches - buoys, ropes, and other elements of life found around the beach. It seemed as though it became a target for people who needed a spot to dump misplaced materials lying on the beach. Soon enough, the tree stood littered, its beauty stripped away, and in its place, a longing for freedom.

Scott ReitherSeptember 2, 2020maui photo workshops, hawaii, night, photography, road to Hana