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Welcome to Leap Of Faith

The Leapoffaith website is my most passionate online creation. Its development is a culmination of my 20 years of experience and emotion in the photographic and creative industry that has so driven my life. Many of you visiting for the first time may have been directed here via one of my previous calendar websites. Please take the time to look through the site as I believe you will be inspired by what you find.

I have a great passion for presenting the aesthetics of the human form and this site will continue to showcase my passion in this area. I also have a great passion for honesty and freedom and this website explores these areas of life to a very deep level. Many of the models and creative people I have worked with have experienced some form of depression or anxiety disorder. My personal belief is that at the depth of these conditions is an amazing gift. To this end this website is geared towards exploring this gift and helping to spark a creative evolution of sorts.

It is my sincere passion that as many people as possible find inspiration through the pages of this website. We have provided an interactive facility with this site and encourage people to openly share their own beliefs and passions with us.

Latest Blog Posts Mental Illness Tony Ryan - Saturday, July 03, 2010 Mental Health [More] Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0) | Permalink Trackback Link http://www.pumpedupdownunder.com.au/BlogRetrieve.aspx?BlogID=2846&PostID=87333&A=Trackback Trackbacks Post has no trackbacks. Comments Druscilla commented on 06-Jul-2010 04:59 AM This is the first time I've heard anyone approach the issue of mental illness in this way, and I'm so relieved to know that I'm not alone in seeing the supposed 'victims' as the solution. The world IS insane, caught up in ego, materialism and everything else that has little substance, depth or permanency. Those things that we don't understand we respond to with fear. I confess, I don't understand our society. I don't understand the need for gain at the cost of others. I don't understand the need for war. Or for cruel comments passed off as jokes. Or the casual way people seem to approach relationships. None of this makes any sense to me, and I've long suspected that my supposed insanity is really sanity!! That incredible sensitivity that drives people to the brink, or to substance abuse, or self destructive behaviour, remains unrecognised as a potential source of learning, growth and healing. This sensitivity is seen as the province of the 'victim' and its possible benefits to society are ignored while pharmaceutical companies make their profits with their band aid solutions. Tony commented on 06-Jul-2010 05:55 PM Thanks very much for your interest in the website. Very much agree with yuor comments.Think that each individual has the opportunity to embrace the things they are not happy with. That once they do this they can gain the information that will bring them strength. I believe that such information changes victims into healers and teachers. Post a Comment Name Website Email Address (Required) Please fill in the text in the image in the box below Your comment Transparent Photography Tony Ryan - Sunday, May 09, 2010 In photography I realized clearly in a recent shoot how much I value people who are present. People who are free from any need to protect their vulnerabilities. People who do not pedestal the camera result over the joy of the moment. So many people have fallen for the trap of taking life as life and death rather than a creation for enjoyment. However to fully be free and enjoy a game we must learn the rules and skills. [More] Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0) | Permalink Trackback Link http://www.pumpedupdownunder.com.au/BlogRetrieve.aspx?BlogID=2846&PostID=80289&A=Trackback Trackbacks Post has no trackbacks. Comments Ed commented on 06-Jul-2010 12:08 AM Hello, sometimes, it seems that we are caught in a riptide of life's obstacles which are always making us put off till tomorrow to live and love. Fear of rejection and hate will come from those who see you live and love freely because they want that but don't know how to get it or feel the same fear themselves. I'm not a philosopher, but have been hurt and sometimes, the only thing you can do is just laugh it off and move in a different direction. Wonderful job on the website and blog, I was redirected to it from a fitness board. I didn't see any comments on this post and it looked rather lonely. Live life and enjoy, someone who can appreciate that will see it and offer the same! Tony commented on 06-Jul-2010 05:44 PM Thanks for dropping in Ed. The site doesn't seem to get much traffic unfortunately. Thanks very much for your feedback on the site and blog, much appreciated. Think you are right that if an individual can live their life with joy anf freedom that they will inspire others. Best Wishes Tony. Post a Comment Name Website Email Address (Required) Please fill in the text in the image in the box below Your comment