Paul Cotter
What If?
Whenever we face an obstacle, there’s a simple way to move forward – a way that helps us break through the confines of ordinary thought...
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Paul Cotter
- Aug 8
- 1 min
Time as a River
We think of time as something to be measured in precise ticks of the clock, calibrated with certainty like the markings on a yardstick....
Paul Cotter
- Jul 28
- 1 min
Thoughts About Thoughts
Approximately 6,200 thoughts will pop into your head today, according to the latest scientific research. That’s a lot of brain blips. And...
Paul Cotter
- Jun 28
- 1 min
Alternate Perceptions
When my father was in the later stages of Alzheimer’s disease, something happened that turned my notion of reality upside down. My Dad...
Paul Cotter
- Jun 13
- 1 min
It's Not What You Think
When I ask people to guess what I photographed here, everyone assumes it’s something soft: a plush blanket, towel or other fabric. They...
Paul Cotter
- May 24
- 1 min
When Lightning Strikes
A few days ago, I read about a 34-year-old father in Texas who was killed by a lightning strike in his driveway. At the time of the jolt,...
Paul Cotter
- May 17
- 1 min
The Music of Light
How do you perceive light? When I first picked up a camera many years ago, I saw light as something that illuminated a subject, allowing...
Paul Cotter
- Apr 25
- 1 min
The Luminous Core
When I’m photographing, I sometimes see things that speak to a deeper meaning. This is one of those images. I shot this photo at night,...
Paul Cotter
- Apr 22
- 1 min
Shadow Thoughts
A shadow is there, but in another sense it isn’t there at all. It has a shape and a tonal intensity – yet it’s as formless as a thought....
Paul Cotter
- Apr 18
- 1 min
In Lieu of Flowers
Sometimes when I’m taking pictures, people will stop and ask me “Why in the world would you photograph THAT?” I can understand why...
Paul Cotter
- Apr 11
- 1 min
Climbing
We spend so much of our lives climbing, trying to get to that next step: that next job, that next house, that next level of success....
Paul Cotter
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Unexpected Beauty
Sometimes good things present themselves in unexpected ways. One morning last fall, my wife and I got up before sunrise and drove to...
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