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- RIP Courtney Milne
- 03 February 2011
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Recently I was sad to discover that one of my heroes, photographer Courtney Milne, passed away last August. Not only was he a fellow Saskatchewan boy and amazing artist, but he was also a gifted author, educator, speaker, philanthropist and natural mystic. He published 12 books of photography, including The Sacred Earth, with a foreword by His Holiness, The Dalai Lama. When I first saw this book years ago, it made a deep impression on me, not just for the beautiful, haunting imagery of sacred sites around the world but the idea that an image could also function as a form of meditation. When asked what he wanted readers to gain from the book, Milne replied that "Esoteric images like those in The Sacred Earth can serve as a mirror of the soul, striking a personal chord, and helping people to get in touch with their deepest yearnings. Whether readers find the photographs profoundly moving or just "pretty pictures" is going to depend on their individual interests, values, openness to new realities, and the extent to which they choose to tap into the mysticism within themselves."
