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We would love to hear from you. Please post your questions about contemplative photography, comments about the book, or other observations about contemplative mind and life. We will do our best to respond to whatever you post. (Please keep in mind that we are running as fast as we can, and may not get to this as soon we would like.)

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Learning Contemplative Photography

Submitted by Helmut
Question: 

Hello. I came accross a book called the Practice of Contemplative Photograpy and I am very interested to learn this technique. Do I have to attend any workshops or courses to learn this or can I follow it on your web site?

Answer: 

This site is a supplement to the The Practice of Contemplative Photography. It was concieved of as a place for people to sample the approach, and as a host for photographs and conversations for the community of contemplative photographers.
 
You can learn about the practice from this site and from the book. The two are meant to be a complete introduction. If you want to do workshops to go further with the practice, you are more than welcome to do so.

about photos

Submitted by XoNe_zHypEz
Question: 

my photos are taken around my school beal high school my name is Ryan Barrett and i would like to know is there any thing i could do to improve my photos they are taken at home as well but i never get out to get the best so i would like to know how can i improve? Thanks.

Answer: 

If you can emphasize fresh seeing, and not worry about taking the best photos, you will gradually become a much better photographer. Don't worry about getting out to find better subjects. Instead, open up more to the things around you. There are always gaps in the thinking process where fresh perceptions can get in. Tune into those perceptions and make photographs that simply express what you see. There is no better way to proceed.

The Book

“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, photographer
and author of Light on America