The art of GO

During a talk today with a friend, I was trying to explain to him the art of GO and all of the possibility that exists in the world if you just decide to make it happen.  There is so much possibility you just have to reach past what is just good, and strive for the amazing.  I have been striving for the  past few years to work past fear of the unknown, for the greater opportunities that lie beyond that unknown horizon, and am pleased to have been very successful in my endeavors.  I have days when I forget, and let the fear sneak back in, there are days where I think, “I will never be able to accomplish my hearts yearnings.” And often in those moments, God points me in the direction of my amazing friends that are so much more like family, and I am reminded of the possibilities.

 

Last march, I emailed Hamburg, German photographer Kevin McElvaney*.  I had been connected with some of his work while I was traveling in Ireland.  He was a photographer who captured some amazing environmental photographs down Africa. I asked him how he committed to going to Agbogbloshie, because it is similar to the humanitarian photography that I would very much like to try and his response was lovely and very inspiring,

 

“If you want to travel, you should just give it a try.  Make the decision and go with it. Move forward. The decision is the hardest part. Logistics is the easy stuff… plan on things being unpredictable and be okay with that.

 

Surround yourself with locals or something like that, who can assist you and know about the rules and the culture. There are good people everywhere. You just have to stop and see them.

I believe in some kind of karma: when you treat people nice and respect them it’s easy.

It is just how you behave and act I think…. just give it a try and see. Don´t think too much.”

 

*In September 2013 the Hamburg based Photographer Kevin McElvaney traveled to Ghana to visit a Place called AGBOGBLOSHIE. Illegal shipments of electronic-waste from all over the world transformed this former wetland into one of the biggest e-waste dumpsites.

In cooperation with the ghanaian Environmental Journalist and Campaigner Mike Anane (Global 500 Award Winner), Kevin visited this place and took Portraits of the young boys & girls, who live there. These Pictures have been published in international Magazines and News, such as The Guardian, Al Jazeera, FOX, Die Zeit, Stern, Daily Mail, Afrika Outlook and Kevin is nominated for the Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year Award 2014.