CURRENT MISSION

In one word: connection. I want to share, learn, and grow with others, and document it in the process.

ABOUT ME

Hi everyone, my name's Lee Fisher and I'm a photographer from the LA area. I'm on here because I need you all. I'm embarking on a personal photographic project (project blog soon to come) that I hope will bring meaning to my life at the moment.

You see, I've recently found myself emotionally disintegrated, disembodied, disillusioned with myself, life, people. I'm a walking shell of the person I used to envision myself to be. At the core of it all, I've recognized within myself that I desire to be known by people, to be able to share meaningful connections with others--however fleeting they may appear to be. I'm taking myself back--forcing myself out of the idle complacency of darkness and into the radiating light of the world and you.

To get an idea of the kind of photography I create you can check out my portfolio at: www.LeeFisherStudio.com

PHILOSOPHY

Ten quick things that come to mind:

1) Adopt a gratitude consciousness.

2) Love generously and audaciously.

3) Love shouldn't be confined to a romantic one, loving your passion, however small it may be, is just as valid.

4) Preserve pockets of time for yourself, make self-care a priority.

5) Never derive your source of happiness from others, happiness comes from within.

6) Life isn't about being happy all the time, it's about a lot of other things.

7) Maintain an active curiosity with the things most people overlook.

8) Feeling emotionally unstable doesn't make you fundamentally weak and inept, it makes you fundamentally human and real.

9) Solitude shouldn't be feared and avoided, it's something that helps you grow and flourish.

10) Never be afraid to change your thinking on things, life, and yourself. Strive to reconstruct your identity everyday--if your future self is radically different than who you are today, good! You'll have known you've evolved from the confines of complacency.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As mentioned before, I am on this site to find people I can create a connection with, and as a way to document this period of my life I am creating a blog (soon to be made live) as a place to house the portraits of all you beautiful little beasts that will allow me to crash with you during my travels.

I'm starting local first, to get my feet wet, as I have no experience with couchsurfing, and then will gradually expand my traveling radius outward. Los Angeles, San Diego, the central coast, San Francisco, North Cali, and beyond.

My goal is to eventually bring home portraits of people I've stayed with from each and every state of the U.S. I'm in no great hurry, this will be an ongoing project that I will try to incorporate into a lifestyle. I don't come from money or privilege, so I have to hold down a day job to support myself, however, in my free time I will do my best to keep this project alive until I reach my goal.

If you are interested in helping me out with this project you can email me at: Lee@LeeFisherStudio.com

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a couchsurfing newbie. But my ultimate goal is to travel to every state in the U.S., and making meaningful connections in the process.

兴趣

A few listed below:

attaining wisdom, analog photography, darkroom printing, reading, philosophy, writing, hiking, seeing the city, food and craft beer pairings, new cultures, deep conversations, talking about feelings and emotions, traveling to new places, listening to music, being silly, being serious, being quiet, raising a ruckus, making connections, feeling known by others, enjoying solitude.

• writing
• photography
• dining
• beer
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• fishing
• hiking

音乐、电影和书籍

Movies: I mainly like independent movie documentaries about anything fascinating for me.

Music: I'm a sucker for bluesy rock, think: Jack White, The Black Keys, Band of Skulls, Junior Kimbrough, etc. However, the music I will always resonate with is minimalistic string and piano music. This is a pretty broad umbrella term but to give you an idea of what I'm talking about, YouTube Phillip Glass. His music is bliss. I also have a sweet fondness for the atmospheric music of Moby--his music has always consoled me during the oppressiveness of my darkness.

Books: Books will forever be my loyal, little, loving companions in life. They make me laugh, cry, expand, hope, and dream. I take my Kindle everywhere I go. Lately I've been on a Charles Bukowski kick. His work pierces my soul with such sweet sincerity.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Woken up to the reality that haunts us.

From the words of Seneca, "It is a small part of life we really live. Indeed, all the rest is not life but merely time."

Life is long if we know how to use it.

教，学，和分享

Teaching: How to love yourself, craft beer knowledge, anything photography related

Learning: I have no limitations or restrictions. Teach me!

Share: I want to share myself and my time with you. I want to share a connection with someone that can teach me about myself, about life, about nothing.