I received this wonderful book today from the author and photographer, Kat Mahale, and I am very much looking forward to reading it. From what I have read so far I am very impressed – personal images, beautiful narratives, and Kat’s voice guides the reader through each conversation. Another fantastic contribution to the world of the therapeutic use of photography!
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.
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.
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.
Here’s a recording of the Community Seminar series podcast where Dr David Smith interviews Dr Neil Gibson on Therapeutic Photography…and check out the Video/Media section of the website for more recordings.
This beautiful short film was made by a French student called Bondil Fabien who I met in Finland. He attended one of my workshops on Therapeutic Photography and has incorporated some of what he learned in the video…enjoy!
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