Secret Island © Julia Anna Gospodarou 2012
This little island in the distance is a place that intrigues me with its perfect triangular shape, inspires me to no end and calms me as well, so I guess I could call it some kind of spiritual refuge against the unquietness of the world around. And I don’t even need to be there for it to have this effect on me, it’s enough for me to bring its image in my mind. But I admit, it’s much better to be there. These are the rocks where I like to sit, watch the sea and think, or just leave my mind wonder without any goal. And I like it so much more in the winter because it’s deserted and I have the impression that it’s only mine.
This is a 2 minutes long exposure and I’ve tried so hard not to move here. I had to think that I’m sleeping to manage it, and you can see here my best performance in standing still for 2 minutes, among five or six other previous versions, all very artistically blurred (apparently I hadn’t fallen asleep yet).
I’m not exactly a selfie person, I much more prefer to be behind the camera, but this was a LOT of fun and I’m already thinking of doing it again. This time I might swim to the island and do the opposite view. Yes, I said swim, you heard me!… :)
Julia Anna Gospodarou – (en)Visionographer
is an architect with a Master degree and a Multiple Award-Winning Black and WHite Fine Art Architectural photographer (en)Visionographer, creator of (en)Visionography™ and Photography Drawing™, author of the book From Basics to Fine Art – Black and White Photography (co-author Joel Tjintjelaar), with high distinctions in the most important photography competitions worldwide (SWPA, IPA, PX3, IFPA, B&W Spider Awards etc.), published internationally in numerous books and magazines, passionate about beauty and trying to spread it into the world.