19 Creative Ruts

How to escape your creative ruts. In this video, I share some advice on how to get out of the creative ruts we find ourselves stuck in from time to time. Share it on if you found it helpful. Sean Tucker Cómo salir de tus rutinas creativas. En este video, comparto algunos consejos sobre cómo…

18 Act of Faith

Contemplative Photography as an Act of Faith. This slideshow was presented by Contemplative Photographer Diane Walker at Seattle University’s 2011 Pacific Northwest Spirituality Book Festival. Diane is currently Exhibitions Director for ECVA.org, and has served as the Director of Communications for the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, as an instructor at the Diocesan School of Theology…

17 Looking for Zen

Philosophy of Photography – Looking for Zen I was asked, how do you know what to take photos of? This movie expands on what I am thinking and doing when I am doing my photography. Ross Penner Filosofía de la Fotografía – Buscando Zen Me preguntaron, ¿cómo sabes que fotografiar? Esta película amplía lo que…

16 Gratitude

Nature. Beauty. Gratitude. Nature’s beauty can be fleeting — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day. Naturaleza. Belleza. Gratitud. La belleza de la naturaleza puede ser fugaz, pero no a través de…

15 Zen Photography

This video presentation outlines the nine principles of Zen Photography developed by award winning photographer Jennifer Mishra. The principles include: Curiosity, Intuition, Simplicity, Focus, Calm Positivity, Seeker of Beauty, Acceptance, Self-Acceptance, and Connection. Esta presentación en video describe los nueve principios de la fotografía Zen desarrollados por la galardonada fotógrafa Jennifer Mishra. Los principios incluyen:…

14 Emotion

Emotion in landscape photography has always been a prerequisite for me to capture personally satisfying photographs. First and foremost, I have to love my subject and location in order to connect and be consciously aware of why I’m emotional drawn to something. In turn, it informs my making of images and I’m then more likely…

12 Be Happy

In this video Sean Tucker talks about the importance of taking photos of the reasons that make you happy, and how experimentation is the only way to grow as a photographer. So ignore the label taggers and purist gatekeepers and make it easy for yourself: Be a photographer. Let others worry about categorizing you. Create…

10 Out of the Box

Creative Thinking-How to get out of the box. Giovanni Corazza is a full-time professor at the Alma Mater Studiorum at the University of Bologna, a member of the Executive Council, and the founder of the Marconi Institute of Creativity. He teaches science and the applications of creative thinking. He states that  quick jump out of…

09 Autumn

When spring arrives From every tree tip Flowers will bloom, 
But those children Who fell with last autumn’s leaves 
Will never return. Ryokan Cuando llegue la primavera De cada punta de los árboles Las flores florecerán, Pero esos niños que cayeron con las hojas del otoño pasado nunca volverán. Ryokan

02 Refuge – Refugio

Make an island of yourself, make yourself your refuge; there is no other refuge Make truth your island, make truth your refuge; there is no other refuge. Buddha Haz una isla de ti mismo, haz de ti mismo un refugio; No hay otro refugio. Haz de la verdad tu isla, haz de la verdad tu…