A photograph is no better or more pure than the eye of the person pushing the shutter. There is a reason I never took a photo for most of my life, and a reason I can’t stop taking them now. I am opening up inside. I am seeing the world in its love, light and color. I did not understand the power and beauty of barns before I began taking photographs, and now I do. I paid no attention to the light before, and now I am aware of it every minute. I did not notice flowers before and am always looking to get them between me and the sun. The  list goes on and on. If you do not see the world, you will not see the photos of the world. My photos are a reflection of  my soul, where I am, where I am going. Now as integral a part of me as breathing.

I drove by these barns many times but I never saw the light bouncing off of the wood, the grace and meaning of the buildings. It isn’t what the camera sees, it’s what you see.