Photography as Zen Practice
January is over, and with it comes the usual moment to review New Year's resolutions. I create themes for each year, and this year's theme is:
A commitment to my photography!
It means coming back to the core of what I'm doing. Figuring out my gift and what to do with it.
It means understanding that I am enough. It means picking myself
What is my path forward in photography?
Not the path I think I should want. The actual one. In this episode, I walk through five photographs I made in January—moments of fresh snow, willow branches like flowing water in frozen time, a canal at sundown, uncomfortable reflections, and sunrise over a frozen river. I photograph intuitively, and in hindsight, these images reveal something. They make me aware of something that was already deep inside of me.
What if my photography becomes my Zen practice?
Photography as a mindful practice that allows me to simply see things as they are. A practice that pulls me back into the present moment.
I invite you to walk with me on this path as it unfolds - not the polished version, but the real one, with all its vulnerability and uncomfortable clarity.
Have a look at the pictures here.
Zen Camera by David Ulrich