Determined to pursue and develop this new-found passion for creating pictures, I traveled many roads in Northern New Mexico in search of "the quiet moment" -- that moment when the scene in my viewfinder becomes my world.  All stands still, all becomes quiet except when the image itself speaks to me, saying "Now".

During the course of the next five years there were many of those quiet moments in which I created images in Africa, Mexico, Tahiti, on the California coast, and in my home state of New Mexico.  In this earlier part of my career, I was initially drawn and inspired by the beauty of my surroundings.  

During the most recent five years my focus has shifted to the intricacies and beauty of the precious human beings I have encountered.  I have been moved by the smile on an elder's face or the character in his or her hands.  I have been able to bear witness to the sublime moments of ecstatic dance as well as the contentment in a moment of prayer.

The question that is often asked of me is, 'What do you like to shoot?'  Usually that is whatever is in front of me.  Whenever possible, I shoot what inspires me. The common theme in my work is the presence of Spirit, be it in a place, a person, or an event.  Most importantly, I am drawn to the beauty that surrounds me.  Part of the blessing of being a photographer is that I'm always focused on that beauty."

                                                                                                   Lenny Foster, Taos