Feminine Voices

In the past, I had not considered a gender approach when photographing. However, working with Eva changed that. There are Haiku in Light Wounds that necessitated an empathy for the feminine voice. Here is a selection that challenged me to consider the female perspective.

With  Unbent Spoon, I was at a complete loss as to which photograph to pair with this haiku. Unsure of the approach to take, I asked my wife for her opinion. In a heartbeat, she selected this image.

This combination was easier for me as I had an image of reflected light on the floor of a lake. There was a phantom like image of a woman I could see in the reflection making this image an eloquent counterpart to Eva’s haiku.

There was something darkly comical about the Lego figure floating face down in the water. This is one of those images I probably would have forgotten about. It was a perfect photo to accompany Eva’s haiku.

My wife & I made this image in Tadoussac as a lark. I feel this haiku has a sombre undertone to it. Sometimes the most successful photo haiku matches we make tend to emotionally contradict each other.