by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Photography, Writing, Writing Habits
I have yet to find my writing voice, but I have found my photography voice. As my Flickr page shows, my best photos show me leaning sharply towards black and white photography and show me seeking bareness in my photos. I like sharp contrasts, deep shadows, and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Photography, Poetry
Step 1: Take 50 black and white photographs of Mother Nature, then carefully edit. Check ✔︎. Step 2: Write 50 haikus based on each photo.25 down, 25 to go. 50% checked ✔︎. (Who can possibly forget my Leaves And Fractals Haiku, the breathtaking Sea Bubbles Haiku, and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry, Writing
Light breaks through the clouds—Now black and white marshmallows—Drizzle is coming. For the several days, I am going to be posting more of my photography + haiku. I am doing this as a change of pace, and to help me move towards one of my yearly goals: writing and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry
Mossy, broken branchNo more extension for you—It’s all a blur now! One thing I like about writing haiku is playing with punctuation: commas, dashes, apostrophes, and exclamation points. Here I am reflecting on the memory of a broken branch. the days of reaching out to...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry
Reach, reach skyward trees! Capture: Photons, CO2 We need oxygen. I am not sure how acceptable it is to use a full colon in haiku—but then again, it is my haiku.
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry
In the book The Haiku Handbook, I ran across an interesting quote: We must read Ippekirō’s poems for the brilliance of his images, the humanity of his observations, and the depth of his feelings for the objects and events he records, as we read—or should read—all...
