For mindful photography you don’t need to travel, there are no good or bad locations, there’s no such thing as good or bad light, there is only where you are and the opportunities gifted to you.

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Mental Health Awareness week #3: location, photography & mindfulness
By Lauren Scott, Digital Photographer about 6 hours ago
Appreciate your space and nd the right location for your mindfulness journey
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2. There are opportunities to create mindful images wherever you are (Image credit: Paul Sanders)
For mindful photography you don’t need to travel, there are no good or bad locations, there’s no such thing as good or bad light, there is only
where you are and the opportunities gifted to you.
If you take away the expectation and pressure of having to make great images, you’ll nd that your curiosity will lead to some wonderful shots.
Outside is another level. There are trees, rail lines, hedges; everything calls out at di erent times for attention. I rarely research locations, I just
go and enjoy what is there on the day.
By going to seldom-visited locations you are nding your own way. The key is to enjoy the time in nature – only two hours outdoors is proven to
have huge health bene ts!
3 subjects and scenes to look for
(Image credit: Paul Sanders)
Paul has been a pro photographer since 1984, and by 2004 he was Picture Editor at The Times. In 2011 he became a full-time landscape photographer, and is
passionate about the power photography has to help people overcome anxiety, and to positively adjust their outlook on life.
www.discoverstill.com
MEET THE PRO: PAUL SANDERS
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3. There is no such thing as an ideal location to practise mindful photography, but starting at home is as good a place as any. Our homes have so
many overlooked and unappreciated areas of beauty that aren’t noticed, and you will be amazed how much you can see and how connected or
tuned in you are.
From the light and shadows playing on the wall to the steamed-up mirror in the bathroom, the oor, owers in the garden, the view from the
window or of your house from the road, there are moments of beauty everywhere.
Home (Image credit: Paul Sanders)
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My favorite location is my home –speci cally within ten kilometres of it. I really don’t need to travel around looking for pictures when I am
Part 1: What is mindfulness?
Part 2: Connect with your subject
Part 4: Creative considerations
Part 5: Being re ective
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4. presented with things every day. We all live in the most incredible places – cities, towns, villages, open countryside – and yet we all fail to
appreciate what is on our doorstep.
We take our homes for granted, but the wealth of beauty around and inside them is incredible. From a pile of washing to the light working its
way across a wall, there is something in every room.
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