Category: Perspective, Perception, and Interpretation

• Photographs of Kinderdijk

  

  A photograph is to the eyes what words are to an experience.

  vcnicholls

  November 22, 2025

  Perspective, Perception, and Interpretation

  “A photograph is to the eyes what words are to an experience.”, art of photography, blog, clouds, introspection, Kinderdijk, landscape photography, landscapes, mindfulness, nature, Netherlands, perception, philosophical thoughts, philosophy, photography, poetry, scenery, travel, windmills, writing

• Viewpoint: From the Ground Up

  

  Have you ever walked into a building to feel captivated, desirous to immerse yourself, to take it all in, to recognize a sense of smallness, and an appreciation for the contributions of those who came before you?

  vcnicholls

  November 7, 2025

  Perspective, Perception, and Interpretation

  “A photograph is to the eyes what words are to an experience.”, architecture, art, Belfast, introspection, perception, perspective, photographs, photography, photography blog, self-evaluation, symbolism, tourist destinations, travel, viewpoints, writing

• Ripples, Reflections, and Introspection

  

  Ripples in time. Reflections on life. Rhythmically, currents flow without strife. Lasting impressions, peaceful, sublime. Life’s happenings trail through heart and mind.

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  October 21, 2025

  Perspective, Perception, and Interpretation

  “A photograph is to the eyes what words are to an experience.”, “Words are to an experience as a photograph is to the eyes.”, 2, landscape photography, Life Happens, perspective, photographs, poetry, reflections, scenery, symbolism, waterscapes

• The Layers of Perception: A Photographic Journey in Norway

  

  Little by little and step by step. The picture unfolds its mysteries. For there, within, experience speaks. Wordless. To each perception a perspective’s bias. To each perspective, a bias in perception.

  vcnicholls

  October 19, 2025

  Perspective, Perception, and Interpretation

  “A photograph is to the eyes what words are to an experience.”, clouds, consciousness, interactive, introspection, landscapes, mountains, nature, Norway, perception, perspective, philosophy, photography, poetry, self-reflection, spirituality, symbolism, travel, waterscapes

• Words are to an experience what a photograph is to the eyes.

  

  I penned this thought several years ago. It underlies another immersive experience almost year ago while I was in Split, Croatia. There, in the ruins of the Diocletian Palace, three words came to my mind; perspective, perception, and interpretation. I take photographs mainly for myself, symbolic of living my life, or so I have discovered…

  vcnicholls

  September 4, 2025

  Perspective, Perception, and Interpretation

  “A photograph is to the eyes what words are to an experience.”, “Words are to an experience as a photograph is to the eyes.”, experiences, interpretation, landscape photography, nature, perspective, photography, scenery, travel

• A Storm is Brewing

  

  Beauty in the face of life’s storms brewing in heart and mind; nature’s metaphor for opposition and personal discoveries, appreciation, and living through all ‘stormy’ circumstances.

  vcnicholls

  May 12, 2025

  Perspective, Perception, and Interpretation

  “A photograph is to the eyes what words are to an experience.”, clouds, experiences, landscape photography, metaphors, nature, perception, perspective, photography, storms, symbolism, weather

• Solitude

  

  What is the language of solitude?

  vcnicholls

  May 1, 2025

  Perspective, Perception, and Interpretation

  “A photograph is to the eyes what words are to an experience.”, landscapes, mindfulness, nature, oneness, perception, photography, solitude, symbolism

• Nature’s Transformative Powers: Water and Ice

  

  Through aiming to tame the wilderness of my experiences, I discover untapped perceptions that open the vistas of my heart and mind. This in turn affects, and effects, my interpretation of life’s happenings, freeing me to see beyond the unseeable, touch the intangible, and appreciate the immensity of transformational powers.

  vcnicholls

  April 18, 2025

  Perspective, Perception, and Interpretation

  “A photograph is to the eyes what words are to an experience.”, frozen, harmony, ice, interpretation, introspection, landscape photography, metaphors, nature, perception, personal growth, perspective, philosophical thoughts, photography, poetry, seasonal changes, spring, symbolism, transformation, water, winter

• Illuminating Perspectives: Embracing Stillness and Truth

  

  “Stand with me,” I said to myself. “Put your perspective on the shelf.”

  vcnicholls

  April 1, 2025

  Perspective, Perception, and Interpretation

  “A photograph is to the eyes what words are to an experience.”, cityscapes, landscapes, light, night photography, perception, perspective, photographic comparison, skyline

• The Serenity of Mountain Drives

  

  One’s heart and mind;subjects of sight. To truly seeyou must be freeto leave your mindand heart behind.Let nature’s sighttake rooted flight.Immerse yourself.Step without bound,a sphere beyond.Here it will besight’s harmonywhere heart and mind,subjected, doth find,truly known sight(a joyful plight)Serenity. © Vicki Nicholls 2025

  vcnicholls

  March 21, 2025

  Perspective, Perception, and Interpretation

  “A photograph is to the eyes what words are to an experience.”, Alberta, Canada, harmony, landscapes, mindfulness, mountains, nature, perception, photography, Rocky Mountains, serenity, travel