Bookings are now open for the 2nd International Therapeutic Photography Symposium. The event will take place online on the 26th April 2024 between 6pm and 9pm UK time. Tickets are free but you must book to be able to attend. Please only book if you intend to attend virtually on the night. The event will also be recorded and made available on YouTube afterwards.
To book, please go to therapeuticphotographysymposium2024.eventbrite.co.uk
This is the final link I want to share from the Wex Photo and Video site. Once again, I am very impressed that a photographic shop has decided to focus on therapeutic photography on their website. In this 4th video, Leonie Hampton explores using her camera to explore mental health issues, including OCD.
In the 3rd of 4 videos I would like to share from Wex Photo and Video website, Daniel Regan talks about photography as a tool to communicate, process and heal when dealing with mental health related diagnoses and issues.
The second video I wanted to share with you is by Paul Sanders. It is one of the videos promoted on the Wex Photo and Video site and well worth a watch. He focuses on mindful photography and his journey into this through a career in photography.
I was very pleased and surprised to see a special section on the Wex Photo Video homepage dedicated to therapeutic photography. I am going to share the videos that are on their page as they are freely available on YouTube. The first is an interview/conversation with Louis Quail about fighting stigma.
I had the pleasure of presenting the closing keynote speech at this virtual event. I worked with an excellent translator during the session who patiently took the time to convey my presentation to the Mandarin speaking audience. Hopefully next year I will be able to attend in person and run some workshops.
A very interesting article in the Guardian in which a photographer draws to a close a project he started 13 years ago with an aim to take a photo a day for a year…and he kept going.
It is an interesting challenge to set yourself. You don’t need to do it for 13 years though! Start with a week, and then build to a month, then 2 months, then 6, and see if you can get to 1 year. Looking back on the images you capture will help you identify patterns in your life and can help asceetain what is important, what grounds you, and what motivates you.
I’m going to be presenting the closing keynote speech at a conference in Hong Kong which focuses on using photography in coaching. I will be exploring the topic of therapeutic photography and how exercises can be shaped to achieve the intended outcomes of coaching, particularly around exploring the present, setting goals for the future, and identifying strengths. The conference is on the 16th December 2023…unfortunately I will be presenting virtually from Scotland so will not be able to attend in person.
On Saturday the 18th November, 2023, Dorota Raniszewska hosted the first International Symposium on Photography in Coaching. There were some excellent speakers including Judy Weiser and Mandy Seligman, and fortunately the whole event was recorded and is available to watch on YouTube.
I came across this video on YouTube and wanted to share it as it resonated. It has been made by a photographer, Rick Bebbington, and he talks about using photography (and other methods) to help make sense of who you are…lots of connections to what we do in therapeutic photography.
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