Pratice Of Contemplative Photography, The

Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes

By: Andy;Wood, Michael Karr

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Paperback | 12 January 2011 | Edition Number 1

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240 Pages

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25.4 x 21.8 x 1.8

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This book teaches photographers how to fully connect with the visual richness present in their ordinary, daily experiences. According to the authors, photography is not purely a mechanical process. You need to know "how "to look, as well as where to point the camera, and when to press the button. Then as you develop your ability to see, your appreciation and inspiration from the world around you become enhanced.
Filled with practical exercises and techniques inspired by mindfulness meditation, this book teaches photographers how to "see what's in front of them." It offers a system of training and exercises that draw upon Buddhist concepts, as well as on insights of great photographic masters such as Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. There is a series of visual exercises and assignments for working with texture, light, and color, as well as for developing mindfulness, as a way of bringing the principles of contemplative photography into ordinary experience.

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"This is not your usual 'how to be a better photographer' book. It takes you into deeper water. It requires investigation and commitment to areas new to you. Among other things, you will think about perception in new ways. If you read this book with care, and without skepticism, it will radically expand your thinking, seeing, and photography."--Jay Maisel

"Contemplative photography is about seizing the present moment as one would delicately hold a poppy without shedding its petals. It is about nonattachment; one has nothing to lose and nothing to gain, but everything to offer to the eyes of the viewer. In this beautiful and inspiring book, Andy Karr and Michael Wood introduce us to an approach to photography that nourishes our spiritual life rather than distracting us from it."--Matthieu Ricard, photographer and author of Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill

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