
We are such stuff as dreams are made on,
and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.
– William Shakespeare

We sleep as much as a third of our lives, so it is clear that we are actually doing some important “work” during that time. From consolidating memory and learning, to repairing our bodies, sleep isn’t so much a luxury as a necessity.

“Now,

It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of
sleep has worked on it.
– John Steinbeck


Dreams are more real than reality itself;
they’re closer to the self.
– Gao Xingjian



Your future depends on your dreams,
so go to sleep.
– Mesut Barazany


A good laugh and a long sleep are the
best cures in the doctor’s book.
– Irish proverb

Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work
and helps make something of the world.
– Heraclitus



Now, blessings light on him that first invented this same sleep! It covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak; it is meat for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the cold, and cold for the hot. It is the current coin that purchases all the pleasures of the world cheap, and the balance that sets the king and the shepherd, the fool and the wise man, even.
– Miguel de Cervantes

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24 replies on “The Stuff of Dreams”
To capture them at their most vulnerable…this is beautiful, edifying and rather strange to witness, all at once.
I truly love the pictures and the quotations that correspond to them. particularly, I love Gao Xingjian.
Wonderful photography, always an inspiration !
Insightful quotes and captivating photos! Now I understand why I’m hibernating during quarantine. 🙂
really inspiring photos and quotes, in this busy world
relay inspiring photos and quotes, in this busy world
These photographs are so beautiful and moving. They remind me of an old song in my country (Brazil) that says “Remember that sleep is sacred and feeds with horizons your awaken time”
Wonderful visual stories. You are my Photography Guru. Always Inspiring.
Lovely
My favorite picture is the third from the top, in Myanmar. Oh, the sweetness of sleeping babes. And when I’m sleeping, this is how I appear to God himself: Just a child at peace.
A beautiful collection Steve. Love the sentiment of it all.
Reminds me of the Sonnet by Sir Phillip Sydney – “Come sleep ! O sleep, certain knot of peace”.
The moments captured so beautifully and so natural and certainly peaceful .
Espectacular
I admire your very interesting “everyday” photos.
Amazing pictures and beautiful quotes as accompaniment!
Como siempre expectacular asi son los verdadero maestro felicidades
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Awesome post … amazing photographic work!! … “We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.” … William Shakespeare.
A life without dream is like a bird who can’t fly. Each and every image of the series is phenomenal. Am immersed in your priceless and timeless creation. ❤🙏🏻❤
A beautiful set of intimate moments – sleep is normally so private it’s almost shocking to see someone asleep in public. I’ve felt rude when I’ve taken photographs of those sleeping, yet these pictures are tender, respectful, almost a celebration of the universal, restorative gifts of sleep and dreams.
Steve McCurry strikes again … and right on target! {insert heart emoji!}
Very beautiful pics, you are the best on this planet.
Pretty amazing images, don’t know that I could actually sleep in some of those situations, however….
Follow your dreams, they know the way. (Kobe Yamada) You, Sir, followed your dream, photografy, and you are the demonstration that dreams can become our life if we believe in them.
Pretty amazing images, I don’t know if I could actually sleep in some of those situations!