The Spiral Web
On the Nature of Coincidence
Our lives are composed of coincidences that constantly shape us. Most of the time we never learn of a coincidence that influences our life. You only need to consider all the possible events since the creation of time that have occurred in your life and mine that make it possible for you to be reading these words and you have a sense of how many coincidences there are. Of the ones we do discover, most are curious synchronistic or serendipitous oddities that might make us giggle and tingle, but that's about all. But a few are nothing short of miraculous and contain the power to drastically change the direction and content of our lives. Through matter-of-fact introductory chapters describing how to notice and control the coincidences you notice throughout your life to a series of short stories that demonstrate the coincidences that drastically altered the author's life, this book offers a theory of coincidence that is both spiritual and practical.
The Zen of Photography
This book teaches how you learn from what you see and experience. By merging the study of photography and the study of Zen philosophy, one learns to use a camera as a way of connecting more fully with the world. Consequently, a camera is not used as a wall between what is seen and what is experienced, but is a tool that serves to unite the photographer with what is being experienced through the photographic process. This book teaches that photography is much more than f-stops, shutter speed and aperture settings, film choices, and camera purchases. If photography were merely a technical operation, robots could take great pictures. Learning is about readiness. Because you are a loving, thinking person who found this book, you want to be inspired to elevate your picture taking to a level in which you learn from the moments you observe and teach others to be moved by those moments.