Rivers: Every Where The Rivers Flow I Will Go.
Friday, June 21, 2013
Like
"Skylines"
wherever I travel I try to photograph the uneasy relationship of
urban environments with the bodies of water near them: oceans,
lakes, waterfalls, etc. Many major metropolises are
situated on famous rivers. Areas, regions, countries,
continents are defined by the rivers that run through them.
Whole civilizations exist because they developed on a river. Many
have flourish, but some have perished. Agriculture, industry,
transportation and technology have relied on their vagaries. Seasons
and epochs have been measured against their ebb and flow. Art and
romance and song feature them significantly. They are the arteries of
our planet.
Each
river I have visited is famous long before I arrived. Songs have been
sung, myths have grown. Each has contributed in the history and
growth of its region in such a way that the two are often synonymous.
The
river is everywhere.
--Hermann
Hesse
A
river is alive. Day and night it flows. Every moment it grows and
every moment it is gone.
--Manuel
Bandeira, Life
is a River
These
are some of the most notable from my extensive collection:
