The Mindful Photographer
Thames and Hudson, 2022
A quiet and thoughtful book about navigating a world in which the volume of images is overwhelming, and fast-paced environments often stifle or exhaust creativity.
“I can't recall encountering another book in which the relevance of mindfulness for the arts is so well and convincingly articulated, and beautifully illustrated.” - Dr Chris Cullen, Oxford Mindfulness Centre
This is a book about slowing down to open up, noticing what we notice, and shaking ourselves a little freer from the habits and judgements that cloud our vision. It’s about reclaiming autonomy over our most precious resource - our attention - and resisting the ways it becomes pulled and scattered, colonised and capitalised on.
If you want to read a book about becoming a more successful photographer, this is not the book for you. If you want to explore how that little piece of tech that’s always in your pocket can help you live life more fully, freely and fearlessly, then I think you'll like it.