Llewellyn Berry
Who Knows From Where Inspiration Comes
Who Knows From Where Inspiration Comes
Posted on April 24, 2011by Llewellyn Berry
Happy Easter everyone.
I’m not quite fully returned to the blogosphere but I’m closer.
When I can I am digitizing more prints. I’m crafting more written subjects that I hope will encourage aspiring photographers. Most recently one of my McKinley students has revealed a website of his photography that is a tremendous entry onto the scene and I am very proud of his work and his effort.
This is a young man who was a Biotechnology major at McKinley. I don’t even think I ever saw him with a camera. Well, so it goes sometimes. He was Valedictorian of the class of 2008 and began a career at MIT (although I and several friends encouraged him to go to Stanford). However, who among us has empirical knowledge of where we will end up (temporarily at least). The “…best laid schemes of mice and men, gang aft agley…” That’s what Robert Burns actually wrote.
So here is Obinna Ukwuani beginning an adventure in photography. I trust I and a cadre of my closest colleagues can assist this young man with this journey.
So, until I return with both feet firmly implanted in blog-city, I leave you with this tidbit:
The following photograph was taken by my father, who was also a scientist – a chemist by training with advanced degrees in Chemistry from Catholic University. As I sat on the (Chippendale stool) and smiled at him (somewhat) quizzically, I can only imagine that I was somewhat mesmerized and inspired at the same time at what I saw him doing both there and at Freedmen’s Hospital where he was Chief of the Clinical Laboratories.
Llewellyn L. Berry, III
Washington, DC
Photograph by Llewellyn L. Berry, Jr
c.1950
Who knows from where inspiration comes.
Obinna Ukwuani as a Biotech Major
McKinley Technology High School
Washington, DC
2008