Symbol by dhopkins

➤ Symbol I struggled to find an image to convey my feelings of hope and gratitude for the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ on this Easter Sunday. I liked this image, but it’s not the classic symbol of a dove – it’s a seagull, photographed while on the Staten Island Ferry in New York Harbor. I learned that in Native American spirituality, seagulls symbolize purity and opportunity, among other things, and that they are regarded as spiritual messengers, indicating that a higher communication is taking place. Similarly, thanks to the Savior, Jesus Christ, we can be made pure, we can have opportunity to begin again, and we can communicate with and eventually return to our Father in Heaven. I hope the feel of the photo can communicate hope and peace to you and draw your thoughts to God in gratitude for the miracle of Easter and all it represents. Website | 500px | Flickr | Facebook | Google+ See this and more in higher quality: http://bit.ly/1jld8X1
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SARAJEVO Ode to Joy by ajanovic

SARAJEVO Ode to Joy,
Mirza Ajanovic POETIC Photography,
SARAJEVO WAR Gateway of Hell,
FROM OPUS; Sarajevo City of Light,
BOSNIA in Tragic WAR 1992-95,
POETIC Beauty and Strength of the Human Spirit,
During the years of terror cast upon Bosnia and my city of Sarajevo, photography remained my only medium of artistic expression. My painting conditions were nonexistent, (shortage of materials, time and peace). My photographs were captured while walking between steps. Each step representing life or death… In this town of sorrows, agony surrounded by walls of hatred and evil, I encountered the most extraordinary beings in this world. They are genuine people, without hatred; people who survive inside the walls of a besieged city, without electricity, fuel, food, water, etc. Sarajevo became the massacred city where every new day is awaited as a miracle; awaited with patience and disbelief that you are still alive. There was a light that continued to glow from this destroyed city and its people; they had not lost their spirit. Exhibitions and concerts were still being attended by people who shed the tears of happiness, knowing that they couldn’t kill the art. A horrifying beauty was born.
Intensely preoccupied with exploring light at edge of shadow,
Picture is based on light and darkness counterpoints,
With elements of Chiaroscuro,
Observation of physical and psychological reality,
Acutely observed realism brought a new level of emotional intensity,
Strong, dramatic expression,
Perception beyond Appearances,
Symbolism, POETIC TransRealism;
Perception beyond the Veil, including the veil of religion;
‘The true light came to the world and resided in the world,
And the world did not understand it,’
MIRZA AJANOVIC Fine ART Photography,

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