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Combining speaking with images is an art that has caught my imagination.

The world in front of our eyes - its beauty and what animates it - has fascinated me for years. What's more, I have discovered that paying attention can transform a life. And what about the challenge of living by one's passion and wits? A photographer or not, how do you plot a course doing what you love? It's all wondrous and thought provoking.

I have always communicated what has compelled me by making and sharing images. Now I am adding my voice. Audiences have included business women, amateur and professional photographers, garden enthusiasts, sea glass collectors, artists, and those who love art. I am interested in exploring options with other groups as well. My talks are about such things as:

• Learning to see (with or without a camera) and the ritual of paying attention
• Witnessing beauty and how it compels us
• Creating careers and lives ruled by passion and a sense of purpose
• Exploring the phenomenon of sea glass and the link between form and essence
• Focusing ourselves as well as our cameras when making photographs
• Seeing (and photographing) gardens, and why gardens matter

For samples of images please see this web site or www.PearsonPhotography.com.

For more information or to discuss your desires, please e-mail info@celiapearson.com or call 410-263-0999. For a list of previous talks and audience comments, see below.

Previous Talks & Audience Comments

"The Passionate Collector"
North American Sea Glass Festival, Erie, PA, October 2009
Celia Pearson has focused her camera on sea glass for six years and offers insights about the significance of sea glass and the reasons it resonates.

… I enjoyed the lecture that my husband and I attended this past weekend. Your lecture was very enlightening and thought provoking for a collector of sea glass…. Thanks for the wonderful speech and of course your delightful personality. Sue Linnenbaugh

"Inside Style Gardens"
Town and Country Garden Club, Baltimore, MD, September 2009
Photographer Celia Pearson and writer Kathy Hudson share the process of finding and showcasing Baltimore area gardens in the pages of Style Magazine.

"Inside Style Gardens"
Mount Vernon Club, Baltimore, MD, April 2009

I hope you truly realize how much everyone enjoyed your gardens and the skill they represented. I have had lots of calls, most saying it was perhaps our very best program ever! You certainly found your niche in life and we all felt your passion and joy. Townsend Kent

"A Photographer's Thoughts On the Creative Process"
21st Century Women's Club, Annapolis, MD, February 2009

What a lovely talk. While we may all be creative, we are not all passionate about something in particular. For those of us who are not, we rely on those of you who are to point out the beauty in our surroundings. Katherine Dahl

"10x10"
American Society of Media Photographers, Washington, D.C. Chapter. American University, Wechsler Theater, January 2009
Ten photographers, 10 minutes each, discuss the craft and business of great imagery.

Celia, you were wonderful at ASMP!! Michael Cunningham

"Unexpected Beauty"
Tidewater Camera Club, Academy Arts Museum, Easton, MD, December 2008
Revelations from a trip to Southeast Asia and reflections on an artist's path.

I enjoyed your talk and presentation here in Easton last Monday at the Academy of Arts…. You are good on your feet. Do you always lay out your soul like that? … Laying out the soul is always good I think. It invites others to be more open, vulnerable, and connected. A form of leadership in a psychological sense. Mark Beck

"Unexpected Beauty"
Arundel Camera Club, Severna Park High School, Severna Park, MD, November 2008

"The Power of the Hunt"
North American Sea Glass Festival, Lewes, DE, October 2008
The surprising parallels between an artist's creative process and the path of a passionate sea glass collector, both creative and life-affirming practices.

"Inside Style Gardens"
Roland Park Country School, Baltimore, MD, October 2008

"Inside Style Gardens"
Ladew Gardens, Jarrettsville, MD, April 2008

"A View from the Tripod and Beyond"
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD, November 2006
Photography, an enduring passion and remarkable teacher, has been both a craft and a way of living for this photographer.

"A Pro's Story"
Arundel Camera Club, Severna Park, MD, March 2006 "Once upon at time I took a class from Richard Bond and it changed my life."CP

They say a picture is worth ten thousand words, but only words can give us a thoughtful explanation of how photographers get what they see on film. Thanks so much for a thoughtful, enlightening presentation. Scott Dine

"Lessons Learned Behind a Camera"
BossaNova Consulting Group, Washington, DC, March 2006
The practice of photography as a guide to the art of living well.