by Yvette Depaepe (photoma)
Published the 16th of October 2020

Serendipity describes the phenomenon in which you make a lucky and unexpected finding when you're looking for something else, or not looking for it at all. ...

Serendipity is an unplanned fortunate discovery.

n/t by Alexander Petrosyan

No amount of planning can replace Dumb Luck!
It may be better to be lucky than good …

BUT !!!
Chance does favour the prepared photographer.

Much has been written on the web about waiting years and years for all the elements in a scene to come together for a ‘once in-a-lifetime’ shot. That’s all well and good, and sometimes it’s true. But sometimes a good shot is just dumb luck.

Photos can actually fix eternity in a moment.
Many seek to find the 'Decisive Moment' in photography.
Decisive moments are continuously available.
So much of life depends on chance meetings, twist of fate and paths that suddenly open up to unexpected avenues.

Serendipity lies all around us.
Serendipity comes across like the unexpected rain and as it pours down its magic on you, ideas happen.

Truthful, honest photography is one of the best type of photography. The power of that type of imagery is the ability to show the here and now. That same exact scene in front of your viewfinder isn’t going to be there tomorrow; it’s gone forever.

Serendipity is the soul of an image; it makes it authentic and believable.

For those who question whether they should always carry a camera, I have two words: 'Flying Saucer'.  
If you don’t have a camera with you, that is the day you will see a flying saucer.

Serendipity is one of the most beautiful things about street photography.
Stumbling upon something totally unexpected, but so intrinsically unique and beautiful it cannot be put into words. All of your sensations tingling, giving all of your sensory features a feast from a thing or a place that you have never known existed.

Serendipity can be your own little jewel. Taking it and forever keeping it in your box of memories. Taking a photo of it for a keepsake and making it immortal. Wanting to share it with the world, and wanting others to experience a small slice for themselves as well.

So … what are you waiting for ?
Grab your camera and be there instead of going there ;-)
Let serendipity be your own magic …

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'Tagi' by Lorenzo Grifantini

n/t by Alexander Petrosyan

n/t by Alexander Petrosyan

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