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Welcome to my Visual Diary of  Rituals, Rites of Passage & Portraits – thoughts on Vision, Craft & Travelers Tales from all over the World.

I’ve traveled the world and taken pictures of countless festivals and celebrations, and the more I see, the more I realize that certain life-changing

events are universal and define what it is to be part of the human community.

I am looking for the grace notes, for the sense of wonder in our world and in our connections to each other.

I feel compelled to make these images   I believe imagery that celebrates the human spirit, that shares our stories  has the potential to bring all cultures closer together.

No matter where I am, I am always happiest with a camera or three  in my hands…



Wyoming Roaming

Having a grand time
in snow up to my knees
shooting at the  ranch in Wyoming
horses and cowboys flying through the landscape

Wearing 3 hats – 2 pairs of gloves and 2 pairs of  socks
 hand warmers

long underwear and ski pants

many layers of fleece

knee high Arctic muck out boots
and more…

my cameras wound around my neck
We start early in the morning
its cold and windy – dark and  beautiful…

then the sun comes up and hits the painted  mountain ridges
and the horses come flying through the snow drifts
and everything is glowing

and you don’t feel anything but joy !!

Winter at the Ranch

Ever since I was a little girl I have wondered about the life of the American Cowboy. I usually focus on vanishing rituals and lifestyles in  Asia but once again I decided to  look closer to home. I am going back  to  the Hideout Ranch in Wyoming ( my last visit was in the fall of 2010) and capture  images of ranch life in wintertime. I can’t wait to see  the horses thundering through snowy meadows, against  pine-covered slopes and jagged mountains.

Cowboys in Winter



Many thanks to Andrew Gibson for interviewing me for his photography blog.

Link to Article

http://www.andrewsgibson.com/blog/2011/12/into-the-mists-of-time-an-interview-with-terri-gold/

Sending the warmest wishes for a fabulous New Year                            

Terri

Celebrate Wonder in 2012

Adventure is out there…

“Adventure is out there, but it’s also in here.It’s an inner game. What separates adventure from the mundane is an openness to the unexpected and a willingness to embrace it, laugh your way through it when you aren’t gritting your teeth, and learn from it. It’s not a freedom from fear, it’s an unwillingness to let it have even one day of your already beautiful, short, fragile, one-of-a-kind life. It’s being present, 100% in your art, your relationships, the way you raise your children, and the way you open your heart to strangers. You can do that from home and you can do that from the base camp of Everest. It’s a choice, a posture of the mind and heart. It is not the exclusive domain of the privileged, the healthy, or the strong. It is for all of us that, if you’ll pardon the worn cliche, are we are willing to hear the music and have the courage to dance without shame.”

I read this today on David duChemin’s Pixelated Image blog and it resonated with me…Life is the grand adventure and we are all in it together.

I am so thankful for all the people in my life who share their journeys with me and allow me to share mine.

Yushi Festival in Kham

Yushu Festival in Kham

“There is a great moment, when you see, however distant, the goal of your wandering.
The thing, which has been living in your imagination suddenly, becomes a part of the tangible world.”
Freya Stark

Usually  this wonderful quote reminds me of my travels but it also  applies to the feeling of finally showing the  work.

Completing the circle.

It’s a long way from New York to China and back. It all  begins with the planning and research, then the journey itself and then the long process of editing and creating a body of work. I remember the moment when each image was taken.

It is wonderful to see it in the Gallery at last.

I want to especially thank Julie Keyes and her staff  and everyone who came and shared the evening !

First the set up…

Then its opening night

Then the Dinner Party


Terri Gold @ Keyes Art Projects:  Scope / Miami 2011

Please come by – click here for details     Scope / Miami 2011

Happy Thanksgiving

Featured Photographer on Lenscratch…

I am pleased to share with you that my series, “Into the Mists of Time”, has been featured on Lenscratch, which is a Blogzine that explores contemporary photography. It is considered one of the top 10 Photography-Related blogs.

Lenscratch

click here for the article

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