Author: Randa
Visualizing Points of View
With this photo series I mostly played with contrast, focus points, and point of view. The point of view of a bee. Flowers open up and out for these special buzzing critters. Bees are...
Visualizing Nature’s Laugh
“Earth laughs in flowers.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Flowers are symbols of beauty. We grow them and modify them to reach certain aesthetics. But those flowers are incomparable to the captivating site of the first...
Community United By Its Past
West Bay Park was a portion of unused land in downtown Olympia near West Bay. It wasn’t actively protected until about 2007, when the city Rotary saw potential in the land. They wanted to...
Who Was Here?
All the benches in West Bay Park make me think of the parks past. There are memorial tiles in front of each one, my favorite being “Life Is An Attitude” -The Brooks Family. All...
The Perspective of Water
We call our planet Earth, but its name should really be related to water. Water has always been on this planet. It creates, supports, and takes life. They say that in the past...
Temporary Weeds Disguised as Sprinkles of Color
While walking in the field it is easy to notice the small splashes of color all over the field. These colors are small flowers that are actually just weeds. These weeds wedge themselves...
There Are Signs
There are signs all over West Bay Park. People read them and understand them. Some signs are blunt and easy to understand, like the safety advisory signs. Some signs are more complex and take...
What Most Don’t Notice
In the middle of West Bay Park Olympia, I sat at a picnic table and took in my surroundings. I lit my tobacco pipe, and waited for something to catch my eye. The very...
The Predicted Water Line
Past Shoreline Distance: +101 m from Rotary Point Present Shoreline Distance: -48 m from Rotary Point Future Shoreline Distance: +71 m from Rotary Point