“I want someone to look at me and say ‘because of you I didn’t give up.'” — Unknown
“Don’t stay where you are tolerated, go where you are celebrated.” — David Avocado Wolfe
“Talent develops in quiet places, character in the full current of human life.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Some people miss the message because they are too busy checking the spelling.” — Maynard C. Carney
“Better an ‘oops’ than a ‘what if.'” — Beau Taplin
“You’ll have a lot more respect for a bird after you try making a nest.” — Cynthia Copeland Lewis
“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.” — Maya Angelou
“You’ve got to remember that common sense is not factored into the intelligence quotient.” — Greg Gabriel
“How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward.” — Spanish proverb
“Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face.” — Nelson DeMille
“Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different.” — C.S. Lewis
“Any child can tell you that the sole purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he’s in trouble.” — Dennis Fakes
“Very few of us are what we seem.” — Agatha Christie
“The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.” — Alexander Pope
“Find someone you can dream with. It can turn a wish into an adventure.” — Unknown
“Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.” — Bill Watterson
“An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance.” — David Lee Roth (various attributions)
“The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it.” — Jacques Yves Cousteau
“Don’t let your struggle become your identity.” — Ralston Bowles
“When it comes to eating, you can sometimes help yourself more by helping yourself less.” — Richard Armour
“The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.” — Richard Bach
“The role of the writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.” — Anais Nin
“Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull it out and strike it, merely to show that you have one.” — Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
“I live in my own little world, but it’s ok, they know me there. ” — Unknown
“Failure is a bruise…not a tattoo.” — Jon Sinclair
“When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.” — Ronald Reagan
“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred to talk.” — Doug Larson
“I don’t recognize you – I’ve changed a lot.” — Oscar Wilde
Photography is a significant interest of mine and to stay motivated and informed, I follow quite a few photography blogs. Through these blogs, I become aware of other photographers and their work. I am awe struck by the photography talent that is exhibited across the globe.
If you like unique, insightful, intimate and often very beautiful photography, I urge you to visit the site of Danilo Piccioni, The Italian Eye. You Won’t be disappointed!
You don’t have to leave the home page of the website to understand that Danilo is not only talented, but he brings a fresh new perspective to the art form.
It was difficult to pick just a small sample of Mr. Piccioni’s work to demonstrate his breadth and scope, but these are some of the shots I found interesting.
In the picture below, which is the master? Can you feel the bond between these two lives?
Two young girls, perhaps sitting together on a train, might be sharing a secret. This is a truly intimate look at friends being deeply connected. I can feel the intensity both in the telling and in the listening.
Danilo certainly understands how to capture female beauty. Without being blatant, the picture expresses sensuality; they eyes, yes the eyes! She is looking at you! The trick here, as in his other photos, is that the picture reveals to the viewer more than is actually shown.
Oh…this cat. “What are you looking at?” the cat might be thinking. Don’t you love the lighting and the colors? Where do those stairs lead? Does anybody own this cat?
I want to thank Danilo Piccioni/The Italian Eye for allowing me to use the images for this post. It is a pleasure to be able to learn from so many gifted photographic artists!
If you do nothing else at the website,http://www.theitalianeye.com/, scroll to the bottom of the page until you see:
“Mag-EYE-zine
Here is a magazine format small selection of my work for your enjoyment, click on EXPAND and start flipping thru the pages.”
And click and expand the pictures presented in large format in all their beauty and often juxtaposed thematic presentations. I couldn’t help but be inspired.
All Photographic Rights are reserved by Danilo Piccioni and the Italian Eye
“An apology is a good way to have the last word.” — Unknown
“Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.” — Frank Lloyd Wright
“The head never rules the heart, but just becomes its partner in crime.” — Mignon McLaughlin
“The past, the present and the future walked into a bar. It was tense.” — Lex Martin, Dearest Clementine
“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.” — Hal Borland
“Remember how far you’ve come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be.” — Rick Warren
“When I tell any truth it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those who do.” — William Blake
“You can’t be a rascal for 40 years and then cop a plea the last minute. God keeps better books than that.” — Wilson Mizner