As a photographic artist, I run aground every now and then. Sometimes I think I might start repeating myself, I’ve come to the end of a series, or I’ve just run out of ideas. A recent experiment to dislodge myself from “photographer’s block” is a flop.

On Facebook, I’m following the Miksang Institute for Contemplative Photography.

http://www.miksang.com

Their images are surreal and exquisitely simple at the same time. I want to be close to their subject matter and sit with it for a while. The message: Empty yourself of all preconceived visual frameworks, be still, and let what you see become a part of you.

After immersing myself in these images, I was hurrying off to do routine errands, when this seemed to hit me in the face. Against the interior garage wall, the sun cast reflections and shadows of a break light on my car.