is putting together a photo/creative studio.. here are my responses to some of the background info questions for the team bio pages on the upcoming website.. [may need some revision, wasn't quite feeling the answers] • Background history on your work/services (3-4 paragraphs are fine) mark marano explores all aspects of creativity and technicality. as a lens-based artist, he has extensive experience in researching and developing many photographic techniques. he also is highly skilled in designing and developing logical and [...]

What inspires you to do what you do?

i once felt the possibility of escape, though now, knowing it is possible, i know not what to do

inspiration • creativity • design • logic • programming • process design • putting together the pieces • seeing the entire picture [and how individual components relate to the whole] • photography • technique creation • research and development • writing • driving • exploring • inspiring • listening • appreciating • solitude / being quiet • being expressive • cinematography • idea implementation • web site + web app design/development • business startup • minimalism • expanding perspectives • invention • perseverance

So what exactly are creative and technical services, one might ask? I assist others in implementing their ideas. I also assist others in defining their concepts. I work in all aspects of creativity, from drawing out schematics/diagrams/charts/etc to better visualize the various components, to doing the research and development to ensure the technique or concept being explored will function as desired. I can do either the preliminary layout and construction, or work through the whole project until the end. I [...]

Today. Another amazing day. [if you choose to allow it to be]

It’s exciting to be creative and to be me! The adventure has barely begun.. Feel the energy surging through you as you align with your creative purpose! It’s exhilirating when you show up!

To impress or to make an impression? What is it that I really seek/choose? Which self do I listen to?

I love how the world look brighter and feels calmer when attention is freed up!

Wow, my awareness is increasing! I could see God in someone I just met, and felt at peace as my perception increased (and mind relaxed)! And it's only day 3! (I didn't really do much the first couple days either..)

About Garbage Warrior

What do beer cans, car tires and water bottles have in common? Not much unless you’re renegade architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are tools of choice for producing thermal mass and energy-independent housing. For 30 years New Mexico-based Reynolds and his green disciples have devoted their time to advancing the art of “Earthship Biotecture” by building self-sufficient, off-the-grid communities where design and function converge in eco-harmony. However, these experimental structures that defy state standards create conflict between Reynolds and the authorities, who are backed by big business. Frustrated by antiquated legislation, Reynolds lobbies for the right to create a sustainable living test site. While politicians hum and ha, Mother Nature strikes, leaving communities devastated by tsunamis and hurricanes. Reynolds and his crew seize the opportunity to lend their pioneering skills to those who need it most. Shot over three years and in four countries, Garbage Warrior is a timely portrait of a determined visionary, a hero of the 21st century.

That’s all we get sometimes. As we grow, we learn to discern those that resonate with us more than others. Some parts make sense, while other parts are completely off. We learn to take the pieces that are most helpful to us in the moment and integrate those. Perhaps the other parts will help us at another point along the journey. Perhaps some of the other pieces will never help us as they were never intended to do so. Perhaps [...]

..to speak without speaking, for you are always speaking

life is better undefined. [it leaves more room to create as you desire]

Has most of humanity deliberately chosen to drive asleep at the wheel?

Do you see the light, or are you full of fright?

this is rendered as a cross-eyed 3d image (cross your eyes so your left eye is looking at the right image and your right eye is looking at the left image.. slowly uncross your eyes until you see a third 3d image appear in between the left and right images. it’s easier with a larger image: maximize the window and reload the page. you may have to adjust how far from the screen you sit)

this is rendered as a cross-eyed 3d image (cross your eyes so your left eye is looking at the right image and your right eye is looking at the left image.. slowly uncross your eyes until you see a third 3d image appear in between the left and right images. it’s easier with a larger image: maximize the window and reload the page. you may have to adjust how far from the screen you sit)

Why do I do what I do? It’s for those who desire to understand. Yes, quite limiting to live up to the expectations of others, isn’t it? Then why? I suppose I created that as something that was important. I wanted others to understand. Part of me probably still desires that. [just as I attempt to write this.. the feeling I had has faded away, yet I still try to capture it and write it down / type it.. must [...]

Rather than looking for what’s out there, define and create what you desire (and you’ll find it ‘out there’).

Show up. It’s what you came here for.

You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.

- R. Buckminster Fuller

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

- Albert Einstein

funny what we forget until we are reminded through an image

I explore life as it is and take what I choose from it. Life is amazing and beautiful – you only need to learn to let your self see it like this! The times of my life that I’ve been happiest have been when I’ve appreciated life and what it brought to me — when I’ve followed the feelings and inspiration and enjoyed the journey it has taken me on. Life is a grand journey, ever unfolding before you. Flow with it! Enjoy the ride it takes you on!

sometimes it’s about choosing to forget so you can enjoy remembering in a new way [once again]

the message was always there.. [did they recognize it?]

is that even a question one can ask? mark marano is a role i choose to play. the true I, the I that I truly am, is without definition. mark marano is how i interact with the world. others come to know various parts of mark marano, though few, if any [in current form], will ever know who I truly am. I am that which lives through mark marano. I am the one who chooses what mark marano will be, [...]

Ask your self today, where does life want to take me? Follow that inspiration, without resistance, and it will be an amazing ride!

The mind and the body often cannot keep up with the spirit. The spirit flows effortlessly, while the mind and body are subject to their own self-imposed limitations.

Become the spirit and you will know no limits.

To be me, that’s all I can be.

Ever have an encounter so odd that you question whether or not it really happened in reality? Awareness can be a funny thing. Apparently, I really do create it all.

Just left for the Wizard Course in Daytona Beach!