"Embracing nature, a eulogy to
beauty and fragility. A hymn to eternal impermanence, like
a lasting memory of a loved one".. Herman
Hoeneveld review of Padma in PF Fotografie magazine 4-2001.
My work is inspired by the notion of “tathata”
which means “as it is” in Sanskrit and comes from
the word tathagatagarbha = Buddha nature. Buddha means “awake”
and that is what I look for in the people and objects that
I photograph. I am drawn to the genre of still life for its
inherent ability to distill life. It is this sheer essence
that I seek to capture in my photographs.
This is the mandate by which I create: to get down to the
bones of my own being and the bones of life itself. To have
the strength and conviction to stay in that open space of
not knowing and let myself be led by creation itself.
Dana Marshall
All photographs © Dana Marshall
