Photography with Awareness
From Thinking to Just Being:
Practising Photography with Awareness
Using your camera or even your mobile phone as a tool for awareness is a powerful practice. Photography with awareness is more than just taking pictures; it is a mindful way to shift perspective, transmute negativity, and cultivate inspiration. By engaging in this creative process, you naturally redirect your attention, release tension, and experience a deeper connection with yourself and your surroundings.
Why Engage in Photography with awareness
By picking up your camera and taking photos, you redirect your focus away from stress, anxiety, or depression. Whenever I take photos, I enter a different headspace and easily forget about my worries, reframing my perspective on the present moment. Using a camera provides a pretext for noticing things you might normally overlook. Focusing on what sparks your sense of wonder is therapeutic. As you take photos more intensively, your mind slows down, you become more present, your vibration elevates, and inspiration flows.
Regularly Practise Photography with awareness
Practising Photography with awareness regularly not only improves your photography skills and creative expression but also makes it easier to lift your mood. Committing to daily photo-taking, even for just 15 minutes in the morning, evening, or during breaks, is a refreshing practice that helps you feel more grounded, focused, and inspired.
Of course, you can practise whenever you feel great, but it is even more impactful when you feel low. Even if you have to make an effort to get started, this is when the greatest opportunity arises to transmute negative energy. Photography not only opens the door to something refreshing and uplifting but also enhances your ability to approach life with a fresh perspective. Setting aside time for photography allows you to build a habit that nurtures both emotional well-being and self-expression.
Take More Pictures
To stay engaged in photography, take pictures frequently. Capturing subjects that resonate with you, strengthens your connection to your creative journey. There is no need to photograph anything specific; simply follow what sparks your curiosity. Whether in the city, the countryside, or at home, let your intuition guide you.
Create a Series of Images
Taking photos over time allows you to gather enough material to create a series. A theme is not always necessary; what connects your images is your unique perspective. Mindful editing will naturally lead to original ideas on how to present them together, allowing you to create a visual narrative that tells the story of your journey.
Listen to Music While Photographing
I find that listening to music that inspires me while photographing lifts my mood and stimulates me creatively. It heightens the sense of immersion in the experience, making the process even more enjoyable.
Print Your Work
Printing your pictures or making a photo book is a wonderful way to bring your work to life. First, you will have a physical, tangible object that represents your experience. Second, you can frame your prints and place them on a wall or desk. A photo book can also be kept somewhere visible, allowing you to revisit it whenever you like. Both serve as reminders of the fresh energy and inspiration behind those captured moments. They can also make beautiful gifts to share with others.
In Conclusion
Photography with awareness offers an opportunity to switch from a cloudy mind to the brightness of being present. As you make it a routine to take photographs regularly, especially during challenging times, you will begin to notice how much easier it is to concentrate and find joy in the present moment. The more negativity you encounter, the greater your opportunity to transmute it.
Think of it as an invitation to embrace change, where even the smallest shifts lead to profound metamorphosis, deepening your experience along the way. Eventually, you become a new person. Practising photography with awareness often feels like stepping into eternity, where worries dissolve, and only the present matters, the only place where you can truly create your future.
I’m sharing more about my own experience and insights in My Journey. Curious about starting your own practice? Explore my Course on Photo Metamorphosis too.
