Yimmys Yayo

Text: Tristan Ceddia


This week for You & Your Blog we have asked James W. Mataitis Bailey to tell us about his blog Yimmys Yayo

Yimmy’s Yayo is a creative endeavor in which I aim to expand my visual vocabulary and present images which I find beautiful or amazing. It began as a small folder on my desktop in 2007, but has grown to something I could never have anticipated. I believe a great image should present a story or evoke emotions, and I try to show this with each post. Being more of a visual person the imagery chosen sometimes is done so to express my own emotions, where I feel a textual response would fail. Ansel Adams said, ‘Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs’. I think photography helps bridge the gap between reality and what we dream, making our deepest desires or fears attainable and real.

In essence Yimmy’s Yayo is about sharing beauty and stories through visual imagery and response. It’s grown naturally by sharing and the love of great pictures. This was my intention in the beginning and I’m happy that it’s continued to do so.

Yimmys Yayo