“If there is a silver lining to the horrific global pandemic, it is that extensive lockdowns have taught me to reconsider my immediate surroundings as possible sources of inspiration for abstract photography. In particular, the light coming into my rooms has provided multiple opportunities for atypical composition via my little handheld iPhone. “Emerging Idea” is actually a view through a privacy film on a household window. The bubble formation reminds me of cells, and the bright light leading to greenery suggests fruitful illumination.”

Janis Butler Holm served as Associate Editor for Wide Angle, the film journal, and currently works as a writer and editor in sunny Los Angeles. Her prose, poems, art, and performance pieces have appeared in small-press, national, and international magazines. Her plays have been produced in the U.S., Canada, Russia, and the U.K.

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