On Legacy - Tim Grierson (Tue16 Dec 2014)

Sunset - Mġarr ix-Xini / Gozo / Malta (Tue 23 Sep 2014)
Tim Grierson (*) writes on Legacy (*):

What we do in this world will perhaps outlive us, but once we’re gone we’ll have no way of knowing.

via Mr Turner (*) by Tim Grierson (*).

Looking Down, Looking Out - Cirkewwa / Malta (Tue 23 Sep 2014)

Looking Down, Looking Out - Cirkewwa / Malta (Tue 23 Sep 2014)

On Photography - Jennifer McClure / Elizabeth Avedon (Fri 07 Nov 2014)

Joanne and Betty - Take 2 - Victoria / Gozo / Malta (Tue 23 Sep 2014)
Joanne and Betty (my Mum and our No.1 Supporter) - Take 1 - Victoria / Gozo / Malta (Tue 23 Sep 2014)
Jennifer McClure (*) writes Photography (*):

there is often a huge difference between intention and execution, there is no shame in reshooting, you must be genuinely interested in your subjects, and your photos have to tell a story

via Elizabeth Avedon Castell Photography Exhibition (*) by Elizabeth Avedon (*).

As always these learnings can be applied to all aspects of our lives. BTW, Gozo and the rest of Malta for that matter. What an amazing place.

Joanne and Betty - Take 1 - Victoria / Gozo / Malta (Tue 23 Sep 2014)

Beyond Boundaries, Limitations and Barriers - Vernon Gambetta (Wed 05 Nov 2014)

It's Kind of fun to do the Impossible (*) - Gozo / Malta (Tue 23 Sep 2014)
Vernon Gambetta (*) writes:

Most of us limit ourselves because we believe in boundaries (*), limitations (*) and barriers (*). There are no boundaries and barriers! Get out now and do it better than you did yesterday. Action not words!

via Getting Better (*) by Vernon Gambetta (*).

On Data - Nathan Oostendorp / Mac Slocum / O'Reilly Radar (Thu 16 Oct 2014)

It is not the End It is the Beginning - Gozo / Malta (Tue 23 Sep 2014)
Nathan Oostendorp (*) writes on Data (*):

the next Industrial Revolution is about automating the collection of that data, it’s about being able to get insights out of that data that you wouldn’t be able to without a computer, and it’s about being able to do predictive and prescriptive adjustments to a [..] process

via Signals from Strata + Hadoop World New York 2014 (*) by Mac Slocum (o*).

I'm spending more and more time every day on this very thing. It is challenging and very interesting. Starting to make some breakthroughs with the software and with those who ask the questions. Often I am finding answers to questions that have not even been thought of, or asked. So in some ways it feels like a new beginning for an old dog like me.

The Distance of Photography - No Caption Needed (Wed 29 Oct 2014)

A Distant Shore - Cirkewwa / Malta (Tue 23 Sep 2014)
Hariman (*) writes about Photographs (*) and Distance (*):

Photographs are valued because of how they can bring distant views close at hand, and they are faulted for introducing unnecessary distance between the viewer and reality itself.

via What Is Near and Far in the Geography of an Image? (*) by No Caption Needed (*).

Hard to believe we were there (*) just on a month ago. So different, yet I felt so comfortable and at ease. So far, yet so near through the power of a photograph.

On the Untalented - Oliver Burkeman (Tue 07 Oct 2014)

Gozo Ferry Window - Cirkewwa / Malta (Tue 23 Sep 2014)
Oliver Burkeman (*) writes on the Untalented (*):

The genuinely untalented [..] probably have no idea that they’re no good—because they’re too untalented to realize it. (This is the “Dunning-Kruger effect [..] ) In short: if you’re worried you don’t measure up, that could well be a sign that you do.

Maybe there is some hope:

The real trick to producing great work isn’t to find ways to eliminate the edgy, nervous feeling that you might be swimming out of your depth. Instead, it’s to remember that everyone else is feeling it, too. We’re all in deep water. Which is fine: it’s by far the most exciting place to be.

via Nobody Knows What The Hell They Are Doing (*) by Oliver Burkeman (*) [swissmiss (*)].