天堂或地獄???

已經聽好多人說 在台灣拍照很難

攝影是減的藝術

但在台灣有很多時候想拍某一個畫面

不是左邊的魷魚羹湯的勺子礙在那 就是右邊的鹹酥雞攤的雞屁股串冒出來

或許這也是台灣有好多小白 小小白的愛好者

最近很多時間

不開車 不騎車改用散步的方式重新看台北

努力地看著 慢慢發現 其實台北是攝影天堂

在那麼一個小小的面積裡 就藏著好多好多話

是天堂還是地獄雷? 或許是習慣而看不見吧

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P2230198, originally uploaded by 智慧 wanda.

I was always mistook as Japanese when I was overseas.

During visiting in Cambodia, it happens. However, right at this spot and right after took this photo, an unknown western man asked me "Are you khmer?"

Can not help to wonder why, how and what he thought that way, however, I was too shy to pup up this question to him.

It is always kind of funny and silly game to play during my backpacking, to guess his or her nationality. Why do not take a shoot on this game, my friend?

虛幻之後 behind the surface

外表太重要了

可以改變別人對自己的態度

最可怕的是

可以改變自己對自己的態度

有時它更決定一個人的內在 一個人所擁有的能力

不忍想 最後自己到底得到是甚麼?

一張說甚麼就有甚麼的嘴 一雙人人都對你好的迷人雙眼

而最總 內心 所有的到底是甚麼

事情到底是變的簡單還是更複雜了

A nice figure is a-way too important.

It can change other's attitude toward you.

The most scaring is...

It can change oneself attitude toward self.

Sometimes it even a symbol of one's inner look and one's truly ability.

Can not help to wonder... What do I have eventually?

A mouth which can have everything when it speaks.

A eye which can have everyone when it looks.

But what finally remind in deep of one's heart?

Everything is becoming easier or much more complicated? I do not know...

文/智慧(台北)

攝影是否是藝術? 一個還沒拍板定案的問題，無論答案予否，在台灣攝影家蔡永和眼中，攝影工業所呈現出的 「真實與虛幻」不只是他懷抱攝影二十多年的癮因，更是他藉以傳達創作的藝術手法。1981年自開工作室，獨特個人風格的婚紗、人像、商業拍攝手法擁有一定的獨眾市場，蔡說「即使在商業工作中，還是可以保有一定程度的創意在其中」。2000年漸漸淡出市場，轉向於自學生時代就持續不斷的攝影藝術創作。

影像的重量很多是來自時間的流逝。那時光軌道，就好像老醋一般，隨著多年陳釀才會飄散出的沉香。「移步時間光影中」的系列照片，蔡永和以數位暗房的方式，將二十世紀末和二十一世紀初的影像作結合；前後相隔十年的影像，正好跨越兩個世紀的交遞，加重了視覺情感在時光軌道上的重量。一個是，舊世紀末逝去時，湧出的失落、不安；一個是，展新世紀到來時，淡柔的期盼、未知。兩者之間所交會出的複雜情緒，融合在疊影的作品中。

影像中的蔓藤，盤爬在冰冷冷水泥牆上的縫細中。以一再重覆出現的方式，漫延出的強軔生命力和不容忽視的存在感。這一系列照片，有趣的地方在「濕度」，似乎將台灣地區一直驅離不散又沉甸甸的水分子悄悄地化入影像裡。遠看影像，就好如隔著窗戶觀看午後下雨的台北；變形流動的人群、柔和滑順的建築、模糊跳動的樹影。近看影像，又好如跳進時空的隧道，穿過水泥細縫蔓藤，引導著觀賞者走進逝去的舊街道、站立於矗立不搖的電塔下，抬頭望。單張作品，可獨立出來成一幅畫，但就僅有單純的視覺刺激，說不出藉以多張影像、完整系列影像所呈現出對土地的那一份濃烈情感。

我們所處的時代，相機上的P模式早已精準地取代了早期攝影師在光圈與快門之間專業掌握時，對當代攝影藝術家而言，能掌握的不正就是借由「攝影」 這樣的一個媒介，運用視覺中「影像書寫」，在真實與虛幻之間，來呈現出的一分情感與關懷。

這也要拍? Even this you photograph it, why?

常常聽到有人跟我說

"這也要拍?" 看著觀景窗的眼睛定住了頭, 想用力的點點頭...

心想: 這很美啊 為什麼不拍?

今天在Flickr有人邀我加入 "common place beauty"

開心 今後我日常生活看到, 感覺到的 有地方可以分享

I often hear people said to me "even this, you take a photo, why?"

My head was fixed while my eye is right at the viewfinder, I would like to nod my head hard to firm my behavior.

"This is nice. Why can not I photography it?" I think

Today someone on Flickr invited me to join a group "common place Beauty."

I was glad there is a space to share what I saw, how i felt of those common places or common things in general life.

"你甚麼在這?" "Why are you here?"

微雨的台北 散步在藝廊間

很開心看了兩個很感心的攝影展

自然的呼喚還是不時存在的

繞到新光三越去找聽雨軒

左前方突然有個人影快步的朝我走過來

心想: 我不要買東西啦 我只是要找廁所 不要煩我

A: W!!! 你甚麼在這?!!

W: A 越來越漂亮了耶!!! 我,哈, 沒啦 我只是在找廁所

A: (突然了解一個不逛街的人出現在百貨公司的臉) 哈 哈 難怪.


In the light raining Taipei, wondering around the galleries.

Just felt glad for seeing two really nice photo exhibitions, "the nature call" came.

Right at that moment, I was around a department store.

Fast walking at the first floor of the department store and looked for the sign of two little couples.

A fast moving figure at the corner of my eye toward me.

"Please leave me alone, I do not want to buy anything, I just need a restroom." I was thinking.

A: W!!! Why are you here?

W: A! O My! You are prettier and prettier each time I saw you. Me? Here? Ha! I just need to go to the ladies room.

A: O~~ I see. (with finally understood facial expression to see a person who do not do shopping showing up in a department store.)