Lessons From Winter: Zen, Haiku & the Art of Mindful Photography

What if winter could teach you more about photography than any tutorial?
In Japan, the Zen monks and haiku poets knew this well. They saw in winter something profound—impermanence, solitude, and the beauty of things just as they are.
Today, I want to take you into the quiet of winter—to explore what it can teach us about mindfulness, photography, and the art of seeing with fresh eyes...
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[rudolffamiev]

Thank you - got the book, will read now. Thanks for inspirational video!

[flightographist]

I'm happy I found you and your interpretation. I was given my first camera at 16- it was a zenit-e 35 mm with two, now coveted, lenses. I've been through many formats since, still have the zenit e body on display (non-functional) and my beloved 44 2, still very much functional and exercised weekly. I spent my working career as a field research biologist in North America, always with camera at the ready. Now that I am semi-retired, my camera is still always at hand and my focus is now much more... acute. I can visualize, and comprehend, the entire gamut of Japanese philosophy regarding life and experience as it pertains to reflection in art ( sans disrespect) with a single phrase...a question really: skennen'ko':wa ken. This is a traditional greeting among the 6 nations and loosely translated means: are you with the spirit? Hah, skennen' ko':wa is the affirmative response; ya ya skenna'ko':wa is the negative. Ask yourself this when you frame a composition.

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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Suzuki roshi