Good, even great photographs may be found anywhere, at any time.
There is no need to travel to get good photos. Washing dishes, mowing the yard, pumping gas, buying groceries — all of these are prime locations for wonderful images.
Recognizing the photogenic in the ordinary can be challenging. When I travel, my eyes seem more alive and the world seems new. When I am at home, my surroundings are so familiar, so ordinary, that I often have to remind myself that the extraordinary may appear at any moment, in any situation.
Here are some photos taken around my home or found while doing everyday tasks.
After Eating Tuna Salad from a Stainless-Steel Bowl
My wife’s tuna salad was so good that I used my forefinger to scrape the last tasty bits from the stainless-steel bowl. Then, like a first-grader with finger paint, I started playing with the overlapping swipes until something photogenic appeared.