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.
Our work at Orb in Knaresborough Over the last four weeks I have had the pleasure of working alongside participants at Orb Community Arts in Knaresborough, exploring the Five Ways to Wellbeing: Connect, Be Present, Be Active, Keep Learning and Give. Orb is a creative health charity supporting wellbeing, skills development and community connection through …
Images by Trevor and Sib On 2 June 2026 we facilitated a woodland well-being day for adults at New Earswick Nature Reserve funded by York and North Yorkshire Council and Better Connect. WOODLAND WELLBEING DAYParticipant Feedback & Outcomes 100%Skills DevelopmentSupported 100%Feel Less Isolated &More Connected 100%Feel MoreConfident 🌱 CONNECTION Every participant who completed a feedback …
Six Weeks of Summer - a therapeutic photography project to support people across North Yorkshire
What’s something most people don’t understand? Many people switch off the moment they hear the word photography, and perhaps, that reaction is completely understandable. “I don’t have a camera. I’m not creative. Photography isn’t for me.” These are some of the most common things we hear — and they are also some of the most …
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Celebrating Women Through Therapeutic Photography Workshops in York Zoe Cooper with Mindful Photography UK 2026 Over the past few months, I had the incredible opportunity to run ten sessions across various locations in York, dedicated to supporting women in enhancing their self-esteem through the medium of photography. Our goal was simple: to slow down and …
The benefits of daily walks no matter what the weather
Can we reframe dull drizzly grey days ?
Feedback from a community project to reduce social isolation
To set resolutions now or just be …..
A huge thank you to everyone who supports behind the scenes at Mindful Photography UK Community Interest Company.
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