Cynthia Staples' Photography and Writing Inspiration Prompts

“...just stop in the course of your day to look up into the sky. Such a simple act may help you, as it did for me, rediscover your sense of wonder in the world.” — Embark on a Cloud Chasing Expedition

Cynthia Staples is a Boston-based freelance writer and photographer. Her writings can be found in online and print publications including African Voices, Creativity Portal, Flashquake, Seattle Times, and Terrain.org. For over ten years she has worked with education nonprofits and with organizations exploring concepts of culture, community and sustainability.

Today, she enjoys writing about these organizations and the services they offer. She also enjoys writing about how nature and geography influence human behavior and perceptions. She finds inspiration in the natural world, through traveling and in her southern African American roots. In 2007, she received a Writer's Room of Boston creative nonfiction fellowship. Visit Cynthia's blog at wordsandimagesbycynthia.wordpress.com and view her photography at photosbycynthia.smugmug.com.

Inspiring Creativity Articles by Cynthia Staples

Find Inspiration in the Shadows
By Cynthia Staples
I love to take pictures after the rain. The droplets that cling to leaves catch the light. Everything sparkles in a magical way.

Light on a Leaf
By Cynthia Staples
Outside my bedroom is an oak tree. Its russet leaves become pumpkin in the afternoon light.

Strawberry Pictures
By Cynthia Staples
When I look at my strawberry pictures, I am reminded to live in the moment and to experience the opportunities available in that moment as fully as possible.

Find a Patch of Sunlight
By Cynthia Staples
With sunlight as my guide, I am more open to creative epiphanies that may be right in front of my face.

Embark on a Cloud Chasing Expedition
By Cynthia Staples
I challenge you to create your own Cloud Chasing Kit. Better yet, just stop in the course of your day to look up into the sky.

Feeding Imagination
By Cynthia Staples
As a writer, when I am starved for words and ideas, I open a picture book or go online and click into an artist's website.

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