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DECISION TIME Nearly two years ago when I decided that being an on-going teaching was no longer a profession I could believe in, I begun to look within myself and find out what was my purpose on this earth. What was it that I was really passionate about? Not necessarily what I was good at, but what was it that I enjoyed to do? Yes, I am a bit of an idealist and a dreamer and what I saw in my mind and what was in fact reality dawned on me, I will be out of work and the security of a full time job that had given me a certain comfort was not going to be there. Leaving was going to bring uncertainty in a world that is becoming more uncertain. Additionally, I'm not getting any younger. So the decision to give up my profession could be a horrible mistake. However what had occurred to me as I made this monumentous decision was that I had become apathetic to life, I had lost direction, even angry at the world. I really needed a good kick up the bum, I needed to challenge myself. So 2 years later, the time of moving on is quickly becoming a reality and as this post goes online I have only 3 months before I finish up as a full time teacher. PURPOSE Hence what is the purpose of this Blog? There are zillions of blogs/vlogs and millions that nobody gives to hoots about. So as I start out on my journey of discovery, the purpose of this blog/vlog is for me to give the opportunity to let others tell their story. I plan to depart Australia and do what I do best and travel. No, not a travel blog that shows off places I am visiting, not even a journal of the amazing places in the world. There are plenty of those around. The travellers or tourists who "do" a country viewing the world as an outsider that judge a way of life that is often ridiculed and compared. I often hear from citizens from my own country, "Omg they don't have this, how sad, we live in such a lucky country". But the word luck means it was by chance and there are many citizens in my own country that are not part of that lucky ideology. As tourists we often see citizens outside of our own culture/society as sad victims, you know the ads that ask you to donate money to World Vision, their sad faces. However from my experience their faces aren't sad, their emotions are the same as ours, their purpose of living is also the same as ours. Sure millions don't have the infrastructure that many of us (in Australia) take for granted, but that can be misleading. So my purpose is to write a blog and create vlogs that has two purposes. One: to show a voice to people who are often judged and ridiculed from afar thanks to a skewed agenda by a dominant ideology, including mainstream media about what makes a local, national or global citizen. Their silence is often deafening thanks to a world of opinions without knowledge which are often framed by an image which has been recreated to create meaning without context. For example, Australian indigenous peoples often spoken for, images framed by and videos edited by a majority of citizens that believe that they should behave like proper citizens and should shut up; but never trusted. I hope to break down those falsehoods, knowing that many will never want to, that of course is their right. Two: I would like to develop my own filmmaking and photography style. I hope to work in places, (in time) so I am not unemployed. I would like others to see my work and find ways to collaborate. The idea of creating educational resources, showcase visual art forms and maybe work with young people in an educational slant. It was fortunate in some ways that I became a teacher, however I stopped doing what I really loved to do, that is to create. FINALLY So there you have it my purpose is out in the open for all of you to see but like a good set of steak knives there will be more than film, photography and travel posted on my blog. I will, at times be posting some entertaining blogs/vlogs that will in a sense have no connection to my purpose. Let's just say I have many role models that will become clearer as my journey continues and there is more than one way to skin a cat. Lets just hope some of those that inspire me also get to see my Ode to them also. So let the adolescent in me show that being a child is an aspiration not a limitation. PS I will as time goes on I will link twitter, facebook, youtube, vimeo. ATM I am putting together my professional portfolio and learning about online apps. But in the meantime I will post weekly updates on the pre production journey. Maybe even people who would like to link up for some filmmaking and photography. Don't ever tell me to stop, just Jump
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AuthorNothing seems like it is unless you look outside the frame. Disclaimer, I love anthropology and I love visual anthropology (ethnographic film) however I do not claim or have to the desire to legitimise my visuals with rigorous data. I will use various techniques that will help guide me to create a notion of reality. Because even my images will be edited and put into context to create meaning. ArchivesCategories |