Can photography help with mental health?

Reflection on a project facilitated by Mindful Photography UK.

We said we’d work with 100 people in Yorkshire and went over and above!

The five days in between  – was a project linking people at Christmas facilitated by Mindful Photography UK.

🎉 88.3% said the project was EXCELLENT.

🎉 11.7% said the project was VERY GOOD.

 This was a re-run of our very first community project from 2020, in which the original 30 people in our online community participated. You can find us here https://www.facebook.com/groups/682148979380076/

 This project was open to EVERYONE across Yorkshire.

The first 100 people to sign up for free received mindful photography prompts delivered to their doors! 📬 

Each day 100 people across Yorkshire and 500 + people in our online community viewed their Mindful Photography prompt and posted their response in our Facebook group.

📸 People stayed connected during what can often be a challenging time for many. Scroll down to see some quotes.

Our participants said the project supported their mental health, they felt more present and connected and 16% said they felt it benefited them physically as well.

We have been overwhelmed by the level of participation, feedback, financial donations and reviews.

Here’s what they said:

 

👥 “I found the whole experience calming and beautiful. 

👥 “I regularly go for local walks but having a specific theme and purpose greatly improved my enjoyment of my walks”

👥 “It was also lovely to see all the contributions from others”

👥 “I thought the cards/prompts were very thoughtful, colourful and a pleasure to receive”

👥 “It encouraged me to go out to take photographs to suit the challenge. Also to think around different ideas. I used tips learned at sessions. 

👥 “I looked forward to seeing other peoples’ photographs, it made me feel part of a team”.

👥 “It created a focus when life can feel a bit lost during that period”.

Thank you Andrew Duffin from Forensic Response who personally sponsored aspects of this project.