Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
For just over seven years, I've had a daily (morning) practice of yoga. Over time it's evolved to include meditation at the beginning, and simply giving thanks. All the latter involves is verbalising (at least in my head) five things I'm thankful for at the end of the yoga. Others call this kind of act "daily gratitudes"… Continue reading Giving Thanks
This is the third in this new series called These Three Photographs, where I share three photographs on a similar theme and talk about what they mean to me. This time around, street strangers. As a brief background, I hardly ever take any photographs of people outside of my immediate family. I love the IDEA of… Continue reading These Three Photographs – Street Strangers
I'm a firm believer that limiting your creativity encourages it to flourish. Plus, having a pretty minimal and simple outlook in life in general, guidelines support this too. It's the opposite to having unlimited choice. Whilst initially this freedom seems like some kind of nirvana, for me it usually ends up with overwhelm and anxiety,… Continue reading Eight Golden Rules For Rewarding Photography
Some years ago, when my main creative outlet was poetry, I always had a small notebook close by to jot down poetic fragments that came to me. Then, during more scheduled and longer sessions, I'd flick back through the excerpts and see if the rest of the poems were ready to emerge from me to… Continue reading My Camera, My Notebook, My Sketchbook
It's a common belief that any accomplished artist has their own unique signature style, instantly recognisable at a glance. Think about your favourite writers, poets, singers or painters. They likely have a strong, personal and distinctive voice throughout their work. But what about photographers? Is it something we should strive for too? Put another way, should… Continue reading Should All Of Your Photographs Look The Same?
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