Photography

να αγαπάς και να αγαπιέσαι |Amare ed essere amati | To love and be loved Italy & Greece 2024 by Lisa Appel

Turning 50 “Decade” celebration of global traveling with road maps of “Lenses”

Celebrated with my soulmate, cameras in hand, as Photographers we hit the pavement, street photography day & night. Fighting crowds finding our footing in the light, structures, shadows, textures, weather. Sun guided our precarious appetite to the “Streets”. Food was intoxicating, my decade ended and started in grateful bliss.

To love and be loved ….. ©LisaAppel

Destinations: Rome, Florence, Portofino, Mykonos, Athens … and 4 hour layover in Vienna Austria

at elske og venner - Denmark 2024 by Lisa Appel

At elske og venner - Denmark skyways, railways, roadways, waterways droplets of gentleness peddling at the beat with you when we see things through the right place the right pace, they got life, time, space. One life….. its magical all the love for my beautiful soul sister and her new journeys.

Skal til alle de dejlige nye venner og en viking kunstner

“meget kærlighed til parret due skøre elsker fugle” - 2024 Lele

حب الصحراء Morocco 2023 by Lisa Appel

Hubu Alsahra’ حب الصحراء = Love of the desert

Journeys led by heritage, set off city by city tires rolling, towns, villages road side stops peek a boo I feel the energy of this journey from north to the south and eastward drawn to the desert. Most beautiful country and I was proud to see it beyond my mothers eyes from the high Atlas Mountains, to the desert, to the sea.

Sand through my toes spoke to me the loudest walking this landscape like a nomad free in spirit, full in the heart, mother and earth. Patience of watching light, sitting tight, holding your breathe and being in the moment.

LIFE, LOVE AND THAILAND ’22 by Lisa Appel

THAILAND ‘22 ROCK’D - Most of you saw my day 2 day on Instagram, but here are some highlights with my real camera. Colors, culture, lines, lighting prrrfection !!!

I celebrate 10 years of marriage to my beautiful husband John. Also 1 year passing of my matriarch, my Mother Najat’s passing. I celebrate both life, love & memories as my foundation of all things fortunate. My mother continues to guide me, I thank her everyday for the woman I have become. For my two favorite people to be celebrated in 2 different stories I give love, gratitude and grace…

All images © 2022 Lisa Appel

I N D I A "Illuminate nature directly inward affectionately" by Lisa Appel

Land of light drawn to smells, eyes memorized by colors, senses all in an extreme sense state of consciousness. Cityscapes extremely congested, poor, smiles, smells, kindness, joyfulness, sorrow it all collected in the sky like particles .. filtering back down into souls with acceptance, appreciation, gratitude, respect for all forms of life in people and animals. Time holds no merit.. adventure of your senses. Breathe, observe, indulge…patience is a virtue to follow, “Mother Nature” speaks, follow and listen.

Himalayan mountains destination after Delhi the vein of India. Rain, fog, mud, no frills backpack style.. daily comfort stripped, it bears your soul to be open to absorb the message you went there to receive. Striving to see as many mountains in my lifetime my husband brings to me another uncomfortable brink.. Hike, hike, hike and climb, push, pull and just absorb. Being that high in the clouds and not knowing what may give way below your feet, but your soul is floating..  

Red dirt, heat, forts, people about to get really lazy, cool water.. palette about to explode celebration of birth numbers.. Virgo was blessed with desert paradise most of my favorite photos came from this region.  

Camera and I were beefing, short a long lens, rusty or was I to do something different? Drawn more to people. Women do not allow men to take their pics, they were so joyful to a lady w/a camera. Standing there celebrating womanhood, all smiles, pride in their textiles, colors, jewelry. Interest like an intersection, touch of skin, hair, exchange of smiles and photos.. loved the tribal/countryside woman we were all bizarre to one another. Another lifetime trip.. blessed.

All images © 2018 Lisa Appel

Peru .. love of Pachamama by Lisa Appel

Mentally aware of illusions of an expired NY career turned all while my soul-mate; embarking onto a new decade did come a quick fire trip to Peru with no parties Pachamama presents a desire of climbing mountains

Soul drifted toward an 89-year-old Sculptor/Painter before me stood Victor Delfin eyes bright, soul full. I was presented to royalty of a genius and his life’s work unconsciously told to “get to work”.

“Sh!T Just Got Real” “SALKANTAY TRAIL” the “savage trail” not to be undermined with its mind bending strength as “mind, body and soul” were pushed to the maximum hiking 12 hours straight. Trekking for 5 days among “the gods” with an amazing soulful guide “Gabrielle” male archangel/astronomer who discovered an Incan “8Th Star Gate”. Not by chance super connected to stars, planets & the Inca galaxy hidden deep within the “Milky Way”. 

An open air truck we climb clueless to our adventures and fellow companions who were also all “New Yorker’s.” Rapid incline to an EPIC glacier & lake grasping for every crisp air we breathe climbing 10K ft. to 13.5K ft. in less than a clock turns an hour hand. Actual age doesn’t = “fit” day packs carrying 45 lbs. of Photographers gear we trek toward glaciers, lakes, mountains, jungle and desert.

Ancestors of centuries, religion, spirituality and history flows deep in the veins of Peru. Machu Picchu is what attracts most, don’t drown in that syrup. Spirit flowed right into my own “Desert Gem” of Arequipa & Colca Valley/Cannon. Presented to a sacred spiritual spot of natural stone sculptures was a place where local farmers come to trip on psychedelics before the rainy season with the “love of Pachamama”. Yes, the Inca name for “Mother Earth” the pureness of people living off the land and my “gift” resonated of who I am, what I do and why I travel.

All images © 2017 Lisa Appel

 

 

 

Tomás Saraceno - Cloud Cities @ SF Moma by Lisa Appel

One of the "best art installations" I have seen in years. The moment you walk into the room instantly  there is a cerebral connection knowing you stepped into a "world of discovery". Every line, angel , dimension with reflections bouncing off the room lead your eye to discover the inner workings. Drawing you in, your curiosity further collapses into the organized world/universe. It was MIND BLOWING to say the least.

After the sheer raw mind bending experience of standing in this room, my mind shifts to the other side deciphering what this great masterpiece must have taken to create. The precise math, engineering fortitude that this Master Artist took something of this scale to achieve this lost city that left each person breathless. Bravo, we need more art that doesn't lie on a canvas hung on a wall repeated by history. Innovation at it finest... 

All images © 2017 Lisa M. Inman

SUN Glare of stares and cares / Thailand & Vietnam by Lisa Appel

This Trip, not like your trip nor like our past China no expectations minimal planning.  Electricity flowed through our spine we land where the bird guided us, our separation "Freestyle". Year of moving, shaking, being scolded by powers that be eager to severe ties,  let destiny guide.  We arrive quickly inner beast rhythms thumping Tiger rage. Premortal release pulsed, cumbersome to that longing. Feet hit concrete by that Owl drawn to "DJ" what just happened.  Straw drew that nectar to palette "rum buckets" connected ceribal moment of connections, drums calling. 

Destined for palm trees, white beaches and tranquility we arrive, a "Passage" we were given, Aussie connections filled with laughter, a spirit guide in form of a dog "Bommer" be his immortal name daily joy. The edge fully dissipates at sight of light and dark orange sun glares unaware of any hour passing.

Sunshine rays, we land in Vietnam into that said hour our destination relics of past "The Vietnam war" masked from vision behind new construction walls observation of grief. Masked memories of past, embrace, educate and allow thy tiresome stories to be told. My father, your father drawn to understand the silence of unnecessary war. Not mine, not yours, not ours not anyone never was that said challenge in such disregard do we walk solitude to find peace.

Backpacks stuffed, high heels kicked off, unstripped, bare we took a great walk about of unplanned, joyful trip filled with local kindness and worldly connections... 

All images © 2016 Lisa M. Inman

Beauty & Thy Leaf by Lisa Appel

Worldly organic backdrops being guided by "mother earth" to capture the green beauty that surrounded me gave me another canvas to create with though not my own this is my interpretation of that very essence. As an artist its hard not to see the natural structures, colors, harmony that exists all around us. Drawing you in closer, closer and closer till you are there almost naked with primal recognition with a curiosity and appreciation that words shall not be uttered. Your heart flutters, breathing in its exhale you feel that harmonious connection of life and ying and yang is truly symbolized in it's purest form.

All Images © 2015 Lisa Appel