For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated with the night sky. As a photographer I am constantly seeking new and exciting ways of expression. Capturing the night sky is but one of those ways, but it serves to fill the void of wanting to know more about what is there. Every photograph reveals a new moment in time and becomes a reward unto itself.
Genesis explains in simple form how God created the Heavens and the Earth in six days. For some reason he chose to obscure much of what lies just outside our field of view only giving us just enough to rekindle within us a desire to find out more. It was a brilliant way to motivate and stimulate our minds so we would grow and seek out more about his creation. Sort of a teaching tool I suppose, and an effective one.
When I step outside and observe the heavens I am doing more than simply looking or taking pictures. I am exercising the inquisitive instinct he placed within all of us. I know more lies just beyond what I can see and capturing those images becomes a means to discovery and revelation. God gave all of us different gifts. There are the biblical gifts like mercy or teaching or even prophesy, but he also gave us earthly talents and he expects us to develop and explore both the biblical gifts and our earthly talents. I suppose too that is why he chose to only reveal a small portion of his creation to allow us to discover for ourselves the wonder of what he made, for in his creation he reveals himself to us. It just seems so obvious really when you think about it. The complexity of creation simply could not have just happened from a random event out of nothing.
When I look beyond what is visible, I feel blessed to have been given the opportunity to observe and experience a part of creation that was reserved just for me for that moment of discovery. When I think about it, every photograph of creation is exactly that; a reserved moment of creation. I only wish I could do justice to what is there.
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