“Gorilla” | Anthony Satori
I’ve had the good fortune to photograph gorillas on a number of occasions, and they are nothing less than amazing, majestic creatures. When you look into their eyes — and they look back into yours — it is impossible not to feel that there is a soul behind them. Intelligence, consciousness, self-awareness, compassion — it is all there, in remarkable dimension.
“Deep Blue Sea” | Anthony Satori
“Great are they who see that the spirit is stronger than any material force — that thoughts rule the world.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“By the Sigh of the Sea” | Anthony Satori
“Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spinning, jumping, running—that’s the way to live… free, in the soft sands of the beach, by the sigh of the sea out there.”
— Jack Kerouac
Embrace life, every moment of it. Immerse yourself in the wonder of it all. Pursue the sublime, it is hiding behind every corner, and it desires nothing more than to be sought, found and inhaled by you.
“The London Eye at Night” | Anthony Satori
Strolling along the river’s edge, under the dark of night, it seemed almost as if the London Eye might simply break away from its cables at any moment and start rolling joyfully down the bank of the River Thames like a giant, glowing bicycle tire set free from the confines of its chains and gears…
“In the Calm of the Afternoon” | Anthony Satori
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
I believe that Fitzgerald got this exactly right. Literature has the ability to connect us — in an almost mystical way — with the universal elements of the human experience. This applies not only to literature, of course, but to all art — music, dance, painting, photography, film, poetry, etc. Every time an artist creates a genuine expression of their inner spirit, it has the potential to bring humanity closer together, and to draw us further toward a place of true connection and harmony.
“Girl on a Motorcycle” | Anthony Satori
“Action is the foundational key to all success.”
— Pablo Picasso
“The Persistence of Beauty” | Anthony Satori
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
— Arthur Ashe
“Body and Mind” | Anthony Satori
“To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
— Buddha
“In the Shade of a Tree” | Anthony Satori
“Those who decide to use [what] leisure [they have] as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation… these are the happiest people in the world. And they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of happiness in others.”
— William Lyon Phelps
“Luminescence” | Anthony Satori
Life is electric. Every ordinary, mundane moment is rich with the essence of life, if you simply take the time to look for it, and cultivate the inner and outer senses necessary to perceive it.
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