“Things are not as they seem nor are they otherwise.” Buddhist Scripture
We cohabit a common world that, according to our senses, appears to be pre-given. I believe that world, however, is not the world, it is only a world. The truth, which perhaps we all sense intuitively, is that we live in a mysterious multi-dimensional, multi-faceted world that is brought forth, moment by moment, by our own attitudes, interpretations, preconceptions and recurrent conversations.
Just beyond the invisible veil of our own certainty, lie many other worlds, just as “real” as the common, familiar, agreed upon one we see and take for granted everyday. My work is meant to present the familiar in a slightly unfamiliar way. An intention of my work is to challenge the viewer’s assumptions about what is real.
I want to touch that place in the viewer that knows, in their heart of hearts, that the world is not quite exactly as it seems. My desire is to produce images that evoke feelings of mystery and wonder and open the possibility, if even for a moment, that our existence is subject, much more than we realize, to the power of our imagination. I believe that beauty is as essential for nurturing the human soul as food is to the body.
About Paul
Paul Cutright is a fine art photographer living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He enjoys working with both traditional methods and digitally. His work has been published in books and exhibited in galleries.
Paul received a BFA in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1973. He was a partner in a small commercial studio in San Francisco before embarking on his present career as a speaker, trainer, relationship coach and best selling author. Paul has continued to photograph over the years and has been privileged to travel and photograph all over the world.
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