{"id":1,"date":"2021-08-17T11:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T11:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5194\/cgi\/addon_GT.cgi?s=GT::WP::Install::EIG+%28pierrebu%29+-+10.0.87.10+%5BWordpress%3b+\/var\/hp\/common\/lib\/Wordpress.pm%3b+543%3b+Hosting::gap_call%5D\/?p=1"},"modified":"2022-03-03T11:34:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T11:34:31","slug":"the-joy-of-mindful-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulphotolab.com\/the-joy-of-mindful-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"The Joy of Mindful Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1\" class=\"elementor elementor-1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54b9e9c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54b9e9c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a9ccf91\" data-id=\"4a9ccf91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a513b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a513b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mindful photography is mindfulness applied to the medium of photography. It&#8217;s the art of seeing the world in a different way and exploring our inner-self with a camera.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb42429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb42429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Mindfulness means knowing directly what is going on inside and outside ourselves, moment by moment.&#8221; &#8211; Professor Mark Williams<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30cc378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30cc378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s easy to feel overwhelmed with repetitive thoughts. That&#8217;s why I make sure to meditate each morning to set the day on the right footing. Meditation calms my mind and grounds me while photography is a bridge between myself and the outer world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mindful Photography is the harmonious combination of meditation and photography to be creative while being in the present moment. It&#8217;s a journey of self-discovery where the shadow of our unconscious mind can freely explore and play in the safe playground of the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af956ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af956ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awareness of Mind & Body<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9712401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9712401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/R0254593.jpg?fit=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-242\" alt=\"woman_with_umbrella_Lalibela_Ethiopia_Pierre_Bureau\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lalibela, Ethiopia<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f8514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74f8514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mindful photography is about using our cameras as an extension of our mind and body. Like meditation, it all starts with an awareness of the flow of our thoughts, body sensations, and emotions in a non-judgmental way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we are more aware of our inner experience, we&#8217;re becoming more attentive to the outer world. More present to ourselves and others. And slowly we realize that the world around us is a mirror of our mind.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Practical Tip:<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before taking a picture take time to notice how the light affects your subject. And then, be aware of your breathing and see if you can feel any body sensations and\/or emotions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t label anything as good or bad. Just acknowledge it and let it pass.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, take one photograph and try not to judge the result.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2797f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2797f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gratitude Mindfulness\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159f17a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"159f17a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/R0254532.jpg?fit=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-243\" alt=\"market_Ethiopia_Ethiopia_Pierre_Bureau\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gondar, Ethiopia<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18858e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d18858e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It took me a while to realize that my inner voice was very critical. It&#8217;s difficult to spot them as these inner voices come from early life experiences that are so ingrained that they seem part of ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trick is to ask ourselves <\/span><b><i>&#8220;would I talk like that to my best friend?&#8221;<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want our inner voices to become our best allies since we carry them with us everywhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photography is just a tool that is neither good nor bad in itself. But when our nagging voices overwhelm us with negative thoughts and believes that undermine our self-worth there&#8217;s a temptation to use photography to showcase an ideal life to be accepted and liked by others.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Practical Tip:\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you&#8217;ve identified your critical voice, <\/span><b><i>you can override it by being grateful for 3 things that have happened to you on that day.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep in mind that being alive, having a roof and food is already a miracle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those grateful thoughts will create a powerful shield that will dissolve your nagging voices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As they come back, repeat until the voices will lose their grip on you. It might take some time but it will work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a photographic level, use photography<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulphotolab.com\/life-is-a-dream\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to explore your vulnerabilities.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85daf18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85daf18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finding Beauty in the Mundane<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e1414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3e1414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/R0254701.jpg?fit=1024%2C679&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-241\" alt=\"woman_and_blue_house_Lalibela_Ethiopia_Pierre_Bureau\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lalibela, Ethiopia<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ff840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ff840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe second half of a man&#8217;s life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2015 Fyodor Dostoevsky<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466f730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"466f730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are defined by our habits. To improve our well-being, our way of seeing the world, and our photography we just need to create new habits instead of waiting for others and the world to change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the challenge is to stick to them. It takes a bit of time before they&#8217;re ingrained and become part of us while the old ones try not to die off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The process is often painful. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s important to keep faith in one-self and remember that transformation is always painful because it&#8217;s uncomfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Practical Tips: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start a photography project about something<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pierrebureauphotography.com\/life-is-a-dream\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">very personal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use photography as a talisman to overcome your challenges and accompany you during the process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And most importantly, be kind to yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Peace<\/em>,<\/p>\n<p>Pierre<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e9ed5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41e9ed5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mindful Photography Workshops<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e092810 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e092810\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-adb9aa1\" data-id=\"adb9aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f1edb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11f1edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our mindful photography workshops are a great introduction to mindfulness.<\/p><p>Through playful assignment you will be able to learn news skills, share your personal stories and improve your well-being.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e566bed elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e566bed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mindfulphotolab.com\/mindful-photography-workshops\/%20\u200e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60e43a5\" data-id=\"60e43a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83aa57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c83aa57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindfulphotolab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/group.jpeg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-508\" alt=\"mindful_photography_workshops_London\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mindful photography is mindfulness applied to the medium of photography. 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