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Len’s Journal is a combination of Len Metcalf’s photographs and irregular musings. It is Len’s personal pick of inspiring artists, photographic art and articles from the creative community.


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Len's Journal
Celebrating and showcasing creative photography
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     “ But don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. ” 
   
   — Rumi
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   "I talk too much,   listening is a gift."   - Luka Bloom
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   "You only meet people doing amazing things if you step outside your every day."  unknown 
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   " It's not how you look, it's what you see."     Billboard on a bus   
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     “ Asked how he achieves extraordinary effects of light and color he explains. “I wait. ” 
   
   — Jay Maisel
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     “ The art of photography is all about directing the attention of the viewer.  ” 
   
   — Steven Pinker
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     “ The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words. ” 
   
   — Elliot Erwitt
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    “Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”  ― Leonardo da Vinci
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   "I never intended to become a photographer."      - Peter Dombrovskis    
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   "Once photography gets into your bloodstream it is like a disease."      - unknown
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    “Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”  ― George Bernard Shaw   
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     “ Shut your eyes and see. ” 
   
   — James Joyce
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   "The trouble is, you think you have time"   - Buddha 
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Nudes
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    "Anyone can make the simple complicated. Creativity is making the complicated simple."     – Charles Mingus  
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   “Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”  ― Lloyd Alexander
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Philosophers Falls
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Oct 18 Philosophers Falls

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Ferns, Monochrome, Waterfalls
Kokerboomkloof
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Oct 17 Kokerboomkloof

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Landscapes, Monochrome
Zeneth Beach
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Oct 16 Zeneth Beach

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Monochrome, Seascapes
Mungo Brush Myall Lakes
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Oct 15 Mungo Brush Myall Lakes

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Monochrome, Painterly
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