The Meaning of… Azure

azure |ˈa zh ər|

adjective

bright blue in color, like a cloudless sky : white beaches surrounded by azure seas.

Welcome Back to

“The Meaning of…”

I started this personal project a few days ago on my blog. I have taken hundreds of photographs that I love and keep going back to. They evoke memories, feelings and always associated words. The other day, someone described the theme running through the photos I take, my style if you will, as a photographic haiku (|ˈhīˌkoō; ˌhīˈkoō|, a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world). I felt very touched and also proud hearing that my photos stirred such emotions.

As a copywriter, I love words, of course, especially the many subtle ways their use can convey so many different meanings. A photograph can have even a wider range of individual meanings – and scores of emotions – attached to it than copywriting (which is and has to be more precise) can create.

Born was “The Meaning of…”

I’d love to see you comment on my definitions, hear yours and invite you to share your photos, ideas and linguistic quirks and cravings on my blog. This project reflects my tastes and sensibilities, and is by its very nature a very personal and subjective view on the meaning and significance of certain words, which I captured in photographs I have taken.

Until next time,

Daniela

As a copywriter, editor and bookworm I love words.

There are words I want to roll around in my mouth, savour, and say over and over again because they just sound and feel perfect (one of my favourites is “juxtaposition”).  A well-crafted sentence has beauty and appeals to my sense of aesthetics.  But the hardest thing to do in writing is to share of yourself, to move and give your readers something valuable and lasting, without sounding trite or lecturing. To give your readers something to think about, to try out, to relate to. And to write in your own, very individual voice.

One of the most talented writers I have come across recently is Allison Nazarian. She never fails to hit the spot.  But don’t take my word for it; read for yourself.

If you ever had a shitty day – Allison’s latest post is for you!

Enjoy… Until next time,
Daniela