by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry, Writing
Lily pads, rain dropsTwo friends—a morning visitChatting with ripples. Although the photo of the lily is overexposed, I like how the rain drops are creating ripples, all of which will soon hit the lily. Of note, the lily is dependent on the rain; the reverse is not...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry, Writing
How many poems does it take for me to say, “I write a little poetry, too.” For me, that number is fifty. Or, more specifically, fifty haiku based on fifty of my black-and-white photos. ( See some of the photos above.) Sure, it’s an arbitrary number, but it is large...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Photography, Poetry
Withering petals, Thrips, weevils, and mealybugs Will eat well this week. There is a relationship between black and white photography and haiku. The limitations of these two artistic forms enhance creative expression rather than restrict...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Photography, Writing
In one of my go-to inspirational books The Writer’s Image, the photographer Jill Krementz describes some advice she received from one of her colleagues: But the person who really taught me the most about photography was Ira Rosenberg, another staff writer at the...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Creativity, Photography, Writing
I find the creative relationship between some of my blog posts and photography interesting. For example, in the blue heart photo, used in the post A Flaw in NLP-Enabled EHRs?, I am using the stone’s central scratch to highlight the concept of a flaw. In the...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Photography, Writing
De gustibus non est disputandum: “About tastes, it should not be disputed/discussed.” People may or may not like my photo above. I happen to like it. I love its softness and the dew on the drops, the texture of the blueberries, and overall I think it is a pretty good...
