David Ryan is a photographer, web designer and musician living and working in Huntington Beach, California. Ananda is the Sanskrit word for bliss.
Statement
I’ve always appreciated the art of photography for a lot of reasons, but maybe the most important is that it can make us see the world in a different way when we are taking pictures. It can slow us down and help us really soak in what is around us. It is such a simple thing, taking pictures – we see something and notice it, then decide how best to capture that particular thing’s beauty so that others can appreciate it also.
Earth Mandalas
The nature mandalas are created digitally using original photography of natural subjects.
Historically, creating mandalas is a meditative healing art practiced by
different cultures and religions around the world, most notably Tibetan Buddhism.
The pieces themselves could be used as meditation aides.
