Within the story… week 1 – STORY

While browsing around on facebook I came across an interesting post by Follow Your Art Photography. I was drawn to it and so I clicked on it. This is the link…

http://www.withinthestory.com/2012/02/03/volume-1-story/

Join us in being a part of with.in.

This invitation is extended not only to photographers but to anyone who would like to be involved.

Personally, we invite you to define your own life experiences.

• We will announce a word every Monday for your inspiration in creating your own weekly memoir.
• Each week we challenge you to create your own memoir, by using or combining pictures, written words, projects, art, music etc.
• Document your weekly challenge on your own personal or business blogs, facebook, flickr, instagram (#withinthestory), or youtube.
• Somewhere in your personal memoir post please make sure to say that you are a part of the with.in movement and provide our website address http://www.withinthestory.com so that others can share in the journey of with.in.
• Then, on the following Monday (which allows you one week to complete your memoir) we invite you to post the URL link for your weekly submission in that Mondays’ blog post comment section. Allowing us to all share in this experience together.

We pose to you a simple question. Why should you be involved? We would like for you to answer that question on your own and decide for yourself what you can gain from this experience. We hope that you will be a part of our vision, and encourage others to do the same.

To answer their question …

Why would I want to be involved. Ironically I mentioned doing something like this to my husband just this weekend (see my previous post). What can I gain from this, is not only a new insight to the creative eye of photography but also creative and also unpredictable photos of my family and life.

I am excited to be a part of this. This is what Ive been looking for.My own weekly project with a twist, not just a 52, its within.the.story.of.my.life!

What does the photo above mean, these rings hold a lot of stories, they hold a lot of meaning of where our marriage – our story, our life, our family – began. My engagement ring, our wedding rings and a ring my husband gave me during the last few days of our 10th year together.

Not only do these rings hold meaning, they remind me of our story, looking at them I can see us in Dominican, on the balcony where my husband proposed to me, where he asked me to be his wife.The day we put our wedding rings on each others fingers and promised a life of love and happiness. These rings are a story of where our family began and where it will continue being.