Shoes...

So a lot of people have commented about the prevalence of photos of shoes in my Picasa album I linked to in the previous post, so I feel that it would be easier to address all said comments en masse here.

So people keep wondering if I have a thing for shoes and my first inkling would be to say no, but that would be false as evidenced by my photos. But my interest is not your normal interest where for most it has to do with fashion. For me I think we can say my interest is two fold. The first that I find them to make for very dynamic and interesting composition and I think by showing less one can actually see more. The other is that I think a shoe can tell an amazing story and a lot about a person. The soles of our shoes are I think the souls of our shoes. On a shoe's sole is engraved its entire existence. Not that the uppers don't have a story to tell, but it is the sole that connects with the ground and remembers every surface and step.

I can never part with my shoes, not because I intend to wear them again as I usually where my shoes down, rather I can't throw them away because they all represents stories and adventures. My uncle has saved almost every tennis shoe he has ever owned so I know I'm not alone.

And even beyond all of that the shoes that someone chooses to wear tell a huge story about that person. It tells is troves of information about their priorities and in doing so it reveals much of the person beyond the vale. Wo yes I find shoes to be quote interesting and I'll continue to take photos of them, because through those photos I hope to learn more about the people wearing those shoes.

My thoughts go too the ether only to become reality through another