Simplify your camera set up
I have written in the past about how imposing limitations can fire up your creative juices, but simplifying your camera set up can also allow a greater connection with the visual feast in front of you....
View ArticleJanuary word
Have you joined the Twelve Photos Facebook Group yet? This is an open group who share one photo a month that represents a word. The word for January is Beginning. I haven’t submitted my photo yet, but...
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Four mindful photos
A couple of days ago I went for my regular circular walk. As Monty is currently away experiencing the Gower I decided to strap on my headphones, put my music on random and follow my eyes. The walk...
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Sky, sea and sand
We have been fortunate over the last few days to experience a little sunshine in between the showers. As it has pretty much rained every day since November I have been very keen to get out and...
View ArticleFeel the Fear
Over the last six months I have written several posts that have explored the theme of fear. Each time my motivation for looking at this area was spurred by personal experience, in particular living...
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London Street Photography
Over the last couple of months I have made two visits to London. Each time the coach has arrived in enough time to deposit my bag at my accommodation, before heading into the city to explore a little...
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Surfing Three Peaks @ Llangennith
Three Peaks is the name of a surfing spot at the North end of Llangennith Beach, next to the island Burry Holmes. It is the part of this surfing beach that provides the more powerful, bigger waves and...
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Beginning the Day
Recently I have considered the impetus created by our imaginative idea that we have now started a New Year. I say imaginative, because it is our ability to imagine that something exists – to give it...
View ArticleFear and the imagination
Lately, I have been very interested in the role that fear plays in our lives. My most recent post on the topic explored fear as an opportunity and how it can be a practice for our life. In a similar...
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Using one focal length
Mindful photography is about being present with what you see. It is also about adapting to the situation. I often use a simple set up for my practice; usually a single focal length lens (a 40mm) on my...
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Mindful Photography Workshop in Bangor
Now that my health has stabilised, thanks to diagnosis and insulin, I am ready to re-enter the fray and deliver some Mindful Photography Workshops. This is my favourite way of sharing how mindfulness...
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Peg Talks
If life is all about experiences then it’s all the richer for attending the Peg Talks. These are a celebration of Swansea residents’ inspiring stories and occur every two months at the Square Peg Café....
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The camera with you
Over the last two weeks, I have been posting daily mobile (cell) phone photos to my previously ignored Instagram account. This occurred spontaneously, even accidentally. I was looking at a photo I had...
View ArticleThe captain of my soul
“I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul” These are the last two lines from the poem ‘Invictus’ by the English poet William Ernest Henley. He was inspired to create the poem by his own...
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Wet in Wales
Wales is well known for its rugby, singing, daffodils and sheep. Perhaps as today is the first weekend of the Six Nations 2016 I should be blogging about the chances of Wales winning the tournament...
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A little bit of light relief
I have been very slack of late. Perhaps the unrelenting rain and general drabness has smothered my creativity. Oh no, that can’t be right as I have been posting daily Instagram photos from my phone....
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Teaching photography
I have had a few careers, but the skill perhaps that I am happiest sharing is teaching. Over the years I have taught many subjects, some I knew lots about, others I was a couple of weeks ahead of the...
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Bangor Workshop
I had the pleasure yesterday of delivering a one day workshop titled An Introduction to Mindful Photography in Bangor. It was based in the new arts/museum development in the city called Storiel and was...
View ArticleWhat is your truth?
Is this a question you ask yourself? If we say that your truth is shorthand for living with authenticity: living in a way so that you are comfortable with your choices and actions, and that you also...
View ArticleNormal service?
Back in the day certain services would break down. TV channels would occasionally fail and the standard screen message would be ‘Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible’. I feel a little...
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