Inspiration Minute: Gregory Colbert, Apr 25, 2011
In my new feature, "Inspiration Minute," I'd like to share with you something that has caught my attention or inspired me during the course of the week. Be forewarned, it may take a bit more than a minute! 
For readers, these posts might show you something interesting that you hadn't considered before and for writers, these posts might inspire a story – either directly or indirectly.
When I was heavily pregnant with my son (my oldest child) in 2005, we were living in Jersey City, NJ. I heard a story on National Public Radio about an art exhibit over in Manhattan by a photographer named Gregory Colbert. The exhibit would be closing within a couple of weeks and I was due to have my baby a few weeks after that. It might be my last big outing until after the baby came, so I decided I wanted to go. I got tickets for a Saturday afternoon so my husband and I could go. It was a hot August day and at the last moment my husband fell ill. Leaving him at home with the remote, I decided to make the excursion solo. I took public transportation and walked several blocks from the subway stop to the exhibit. Even with advance tickets, the line was long since they were controlling how many people could enter the exhibit at a time.
I remember that day as one of extremes. Sizzling temperatures, extreme physical exhaustion and pain were countered by breathtaking beauty and a zen-like meditative state while viewing the photographs.
"In exploring the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals, I am working towards rediscovering the common ground that once existed when people lived in harmony with animals. The images depict a world that is without beginning or end, here or there, past or present."
—Gregory Colbert, Creator of Ashes and Snow
You can see a selection of Gregory Colbert's photos for yourself.
Please let me know if this is interesting or inspiring in the comments! It will help me to hone in on the best items for future installments of "Inspiration Minute."
