Don Michael HudsonBerlin DomProfessor of Religious Studies, Author, Photographer

Time Flies: Faraway So Close

“Let me explain a couple of things. Time is short. That’s the first thing. For the weasel, Time is a weasel. For the hero, Time is heroic. If you’re gentle, your Time is gentle. If you’re in a hurry, Time flies. Time is a servant, if you are its master. Time is your god, if you are its dog. We are the creators of Time, the victims of Time, and the killers of Time. Time is timeless. That’s the second thing. You are the clock, Cassiel.” Emit Flesti, Wim Wenders, Faraway So Close

Berlin Dom, (Sept 2020)

Kodak Ekta 100

Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire)

Photos, Reflections

“Is life under the sun not just a dream?”

“Als das Kind Kind war,

war es die Zeit der folgenden Fragen:

Warum bin ich ich und warum nicht du?

Warum bin ich hier und warum nicht dort?

Wann begann die Zeit und wo endet der Raum?

Ist das Leben unter der Sonne nicht bloß ein Traum?

Ist was ich sehe und höre und rieche

nicht bloß der Schein einer Welt vor der Welt?”

Shot from the top of Berliner Dom using a 1984 Minolta with Kodak Ektar 100. Shooting NE over the River Spree. Sept 2020

“When the child was a child,
It was the time for these questions:
Why am I me, and why not you?
Why am I here, and why not there?
When did time begin, and where does space end?
Is life under the sun not just a dream?
Is what I see and hear and smell
not just the reflection of a world before the world?”