Bits of Inspiration ~ The Photography of Douglas Salisbury

Douglas Salisbury

Photo and Verse - Douglas Salisbury

“A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words.” - Ansel Adams

That quote is so true, but we who write poetry can find words when there are none. Today I am honored to provide the photography of my friend, Douglas Salisbury, as inspiration for your verses. Douglas is an awarding winning photographer living in Beaumont, Texas. He often writes and speaks of life as an adventure which is reflected through his work with a lens. 

Photo - Douglas Salisbury

"Look, the trees are turning their own bodies into pillars  of light"

In Blackwater Woods - Mary Oliver

Photo - Douglas Salisbury

"The Lighthouse lifts its massive masonry,

  A pillar of fire by night, of cloud by day."

The Lighthouse - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Photo - Douglas Salisbury

“If you take a flower in your hand and really look at it,

 it's your world for a moment.” ― Georgia O'Keeffe

Photo - Douglas Salisbury

“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.”

― Robert Lynd

Photo - Douglas Salisbury

“My truck is the size of a green wheelbarrow full of dead horsepower.

 I dug it up in the cemetery.
”  ― Jarod Kintz, Sleepwalking is restercise

Photo - Douglas Salisbury

"When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear."

 Alfred Eisenstaedt 

Photo - Douglas Salisbury

“Time goes faster the more hollow it is.

 Lives with no meaning go straight past you, 

like trains that don’t stop at your station.”

― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

I must admit I am a bit starstruck by Douglas Salisbury's talent to capture such incredible images. You can find more of his work at Moments Captured Photography.

For today's challenge choose a photograph and its companion quote (optional) and write an original poem.  Remember to credit Douglas if you use one of his photographs in in your post, add your poem to Mr. Linky, and visit your fellow poets to read their work.