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Fresh perception

In the practice of Miksang (contemplative photography), there is a phrase called ‘fresh perception’. To the practitioner, this is an experience that occurs when the mind is very calm, free of the train of thoughts, yet the eye is wide open.…

Visually rich

These images were taken over a 10 day period. Some were taken while enjoying the outdoors (canoeing) and others while walking the dog or cooking at home. Essentially, they represent perceptions that occurred during a typical day and when I…

Street Photography week Fifty-Two

This is the fifty-second and final ‘Instruction’ for the Street Photography Now Project, written to inspire fresh ways of looking at and documenting the world we all live in. After spending 52 weeks posting images from my library to meet the…

Street photography: week fifty-one

This is the fifty-first ‘Instruction’ for the Street Photography Now Project, written to inspire fresh ways of looking at and documenting the world we all live in. “Buildings are like humans and have their own character” – Alexey Titarenko  

Walk in the park

I recently purchased a Canon S100 point and shoot, and absolutely love it. I was uncertain as to whether I would since I am so use to using a DSLR but I wanted a camera that I could carry anywhere,…

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