matt maier

new! yet, a return to the old…

a now defunct blog “diatribe” will be resurrected. in spirit, if nothing else… i am not taking as many photographs as i used to, i find myself not as moved by imagery. i am still very fond of photography and will continue to post images i would like to be shared. alas, i still find myself with “something” to say — still searching for the right medium i suppose… in the interim, i will rely on the tried and true, writing.

i am not a technologist, nor a technophile, not anymore at least. i’m not even sure i ever was, truly. i had my moments, i still do! but, i believe my enthusiasm was/is more about learning than the technology. that’s it, i’m addicted to learning – like everyone else.

diatribe, for what it was, was about ranting, raving, and just plain putting opinions and thoughts out there. expression, in my own way and on my own terms. i liked it, i want to return to that – the rawness of it, the uninhibited self-expression. because, it really didn’t matter after all, who was ever going to read it…right?

whether it be imagery or words – constraining this specific platform to only images, i found myself stifled, inhibited, and downright limited. i thought i had to produce an image or photograph or whatever you’d like to call it, which was “worthy”; maybe they are, maybe they aren’t, i’m not the one to judge. i’m a very firm beilver in, if you like it, it is good. regardless of whether it is photography, writing, wine, food, cloud formations, whatever…good is good, it’s all about context, know what i mean?

but, placing such lofty aspirations[aka pressure] on one’s self…it erodes self-esteem, derails the very reason for which one aspired to do the things one did, and IS narcissism. the epitome of self-absorption, much like blogging itself.

let us all remember to never, ever take ourselves too seriously.

enjoy!!