unbridled

lukas is talkin lots these days
mostly expressing what he wants
doesnt want
likes
doesnt like
no celebrity talk
gossip or chitchat
just
raw
uncensored
unmediated
outbursts of
joy
anger
fear
sadness
the bigees
and then some
how does it all get so layered
occulted and restrained
why is acting childish a bad thing?

eye level at 3 feet

Ive let luna use my digital camera since she was three
i say use and not play
shell sit with it, take, delet, and playback images
yada yada yada
anyway so
now and then again she'll request to use it.
with intention.
next thing i know there goes a zillion shots on the memory card
what strikes me about them
is not their framing or composition,
or they being some ironic tongue in cheek type shot of a guy in handcuffs in front of an american flag
but how they so profoundly capture and log
what she deems most significant and important in her world
pictures out the bus window
trees, people, fire hydrants
her new kicks
or the endless digital self-portraits
that someone's dissertation is deconstructing
countless shots of mundane objects in the house
candles and detergent bottles
pancake recipes in cookbooks, purses, toys
the building and her hood
tiled floors, apartment numbers, new friends in the park
dirty feet
grass leaves flowers
simple
i see the world through a childs eyes
what is picture worthy
picture perfect
snapshot or photographs
both