Offering therapeutic photography and mindful photography workshops throughout Yorkshire and online, we focus on merging photography with mental health. Mindful Photography UK, a community interest company, empowers communities to adopt reflective photography techniques for personal growth and to encourage healing through photography. We support mindful photography for beginners and help participants express emotions through photography.
I had a great opportunity to work with students from Leeds University as I shared my love of mindful photography. We started off by trying to define what mindfulness meant to us and then observed how that definition changed throughout the session. I am really hoping that they will continue on their own and maybe …
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I am pleased to share some forthcoming events with you 07/06/21 – 05/07/21 (Currently Full - contact York Mind for similar projects) Introduction to Mindful Photography at York Mind, Highcliffe Court, Clifton, York. email activites@yorkmind.org.uk or call 01904 643364 Option 5 19/07/21 – 25/07/21 Mindful Photography UK (Online) with the John Muir Trust. Suitable for …
Over the Easter weekend Mindful Photography UK invited people to take part in a simple photographic scavenger hunt inspired by the colours of the rainbow. The collaborative project made up of 18 participant’s work - thank you to everyone who took part 🌈 One participant wrote to me afterwards with some lovely words : “This …
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We worked with Leeds University to support Student wellbeing. We worked online and delivered a Mindful Photography UK session to support them whilst they study
Mindfulness in nature This week I asked the members of my current community photography project to take their mobile phones with them on their daily walks and simply listen. They will be recording what they hear on their mobile devices and combining the audio file with a suitable image from the last six months of …
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Brightly coloured envelopes opened by participants during the Five Days in Between; a Mindful Photography UK project between Christmas and New Year 2020
I have loved working in collaboration with Helmsley Art Centre in January whilst we invited seven participants to literally come and 'Shed Some Light On It' throughout the dark month of January. We discovered that if you look close enough, January is actually full of beauty and if you just try to strip it all …
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