Beginner

Beginner's Mind:

This is a dark dance that goes to the roots of our subconscious mind where light and form first recognize each other. Wolfe’s photographs act as stepping-stones, footprints, one might say, of one man’s odyssey through the veils of his unknowing mind. It’s an inward journey that pulses with its own inherent rhythms as Wolfe allows himself to be guided through the camera to the outer regions of creation. It’s an adventurous, visual and verbal journey. So, hold on to your talisman, bring a flashlight or two, and allow yourself to step into a Wolfian darkness that finds its own light.

William Giles

Jerry Wolfe is one of our leading and most respected authorities on the
application of Buddhist philosophy to the making of fine art photographs.
He has devoted more than 30 years to applying the Buddhist concept of
"mindfulness" to his efforts to develop and enhance his unique sensibilities in photography…I have known Jerry Wolfe for nearly 20 years as a fellow member of both
a weekly spiritual book review group and a very active photography group
called the Image Makers. He was an equally vital influence on both groups
and he brought a seriousness to the interplay between both the spiritual in
photography and life and the pragmatic aspects of each activity. He did
more than anyone to uncover this synergy and to expand and redefine
how photographers can work, as Kandinsky urged artists, to "embody the
expression of their inner life" through their art.

Richard Garrod

Wolfe is also a master technician; his images are exposed and developed with the highest skill and use the best materials. The mechanics of the camera and the fine print are second nature to Wolfe. He applies decades of experience as he concentrates on each image. He will study a subject, focus his mind on it to the exclusion of stray and random thoughts, and allow the subject to speak to his inner being. Only then, when a final print is visualized, is he ready to make an exposure. He ponders meanings, not exposure readings

Gerald Robinson