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I wish to travel the world and see our world
at its best, and I want to uncover and share its hidden
beauty by capturing a moment in time. I have always admired
beautiful things, and had a great appreciation for elegant
and attractive scenery. I dream of finding fulfilment in my
work, by inspiring others to respect, and care for our
environment.
I think searching for beauty in our
environment would make me appreciate the world more. I was
inspired to have this desire when
I stood near the edge of a cliff, with jagged
rocks below and waves crashing and foaming between them. The
cool wind whipped my hair back, and I stood in veneration at
wide, sparkling blue water. I stared at the scene, and could
not think. I was entranced. It was awesome, and frightening
because I realised that I am nothing compared to how huge
everything is I could have dropped into the vast blueness
like a speck of dust, and disappeared - engulfed by the cold
nothingness. Like tossing a small pebble into a lake. The
water could swallow me, and it would be emotionless and
indifferent. Sometimes knowing how fragile a life can be
makes a person more perceptive of life. It was this alluring
and awe-inspiring view, which made me want to see more of
the world.
I want to visit the places I have aspired to
see like Germany and Italy. I would also love to go to New
Zealand, Japan and Switzerland. I would not mind becoming an
astronaut, just to see Earth with its blue seas and swirling
white clouds from above. I would love to marvel at the
undiminished luminescence of moons, planets, constellations,
nebulas, and galaxies away from city lights and neon glows.
I believe that
travelling around the world to admire places of beauty would
instil a sense of calm and peace in me. Witnessing images of
beauty and knowing they exist may be enough for some people,
but not for me. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but
a thousand words are not enough for me. I favour actually
being there, to feel the wind and hear the sounds, even if I
have to hike up a mountain to get to where I want to be.
I want to feel like I am taking an enchanting journey like
the protagonist of fairy tales to search for the most
beautiful place in the world. The photographs would detail
my epic journey, and become chapters to my story.
I realise that people in different places,
have different views of beauty. So the most beautiful
place that I may find, would be the greatest and ultimate
example of charm. A place with artless, sweet sounding
background music where everything exists in harmony. A place
that would touch the soul of any person, no matter their
race or background. A place whose magnificence stupefies the
most talkative of person into a reverent silence. A place
unburdened of any labelled spiritual or holy significance. I
believe a site like this cannot be a place, with any man
made structure in it.
I wish to astonish the world with the myriad
beauty our world can take, and I want to do this by
capturing a moment in time of picturesque places.
I want to inspire in others to have an
appreciation for our world, and to give me a purpose and
direction in my life. I want to share the visions of
splendour and peace with other people. I understand that
many people, in one way or another would or can not bring
themselves to go out and see how exquisite a world we live
in. There are too many things to do, they have no money, no
time or have a responsibility they can not leave - but if I
can capture some beauty and bring it to their lives, they
would be able to cherish it from afar . I have a
visualisation where the photographs I could take, being
printed into big posters and displayed to busy metropolitan
cities, where even busy businesspeople would stop on the
streets to appreciate the beauty which exists on our planet.
I want people to stop and think, about the world outside of
their cities and realise that there are resplendent things
in life.
Poets and artists would want to travel with
me, so I can show them the things I have seen. They would
use their own mediums in transferring the images of beauty,
to their audience the people of the world. I can imagine
their paintings decorating museums or bringing light into
busy offices, or the poems adorning anthologies being read
by students travelling to school on a train. Perhaps, I may
even encourage a new generation of photographers. With all
the gizmos and gadgets around the place nowadays, such as
computer games and the Internet people have almost lost
the ability to feel wonderment. Few people are fascinated
enough to go out and see a sunrise, they would much rather
watch television. The types of castles the younger
generation frequently sees are those from computer-generated
images in 3 dimensional games. It would be great if a child
or teenager would look upon a castle from an image, have the
desire to see and explore one for themselves and actually be
able to do so.
Imagine a graceful white, mountain castle
with blue roofs. Trees coloured with the changing leaves of
autumn surround it, with the gentle early morning mist
caressing its tall, elegant spires. Castles are associated
with medieval times, especially with magical tales, and this
image connotes that mystical, marvellous things may happen
and increases the awe felt by the viewer especially when
they know that such a place does exist.
Therefore, there is nothing more I would love
to do than to travel the world and share it with other
people. I like people to appreciate the land by seeing how
truly breath-takingly beautiful it is, and keep it from
being harmed. |
