Spiritual Nature of Photography
"Photography as a spiritual practice: a discipline that allows me a thousand new
perspectives on the world. A discipline that takes me to a place of reverence.
To a place where I can be the watcher, the appreciator, the celebrator and,
ultimately, just the lover of the incredible beauty it allows me to witness" -
Dewitt Jones
Below is a link to the
Outdoor Photographer website with an essay called
"Realizations" by renowned photographer
and OP columnist Dewitt Jones (excerpt above). It includes his
fantastically beautiful photo of ocean waves, and eloquent reflections on the
meaning of
photography to Mr. Jones, to which I think many nature photographers can relate-AMS
http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/basic-jones/realizations.html
The Artist's Way
is a book and philosophy by Julia Cameron (not the 19th Century
British photographer) regarding art and spirituality.
"The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path To Higher Creativity
is a
self-help book by American
author Julia Cameron,
together with Mark Bryan. The book was written to help people with
artistic creative
recovery, which teaches techniques and exercises to assist people in gaining
self confidence in harnessing their creative talents and skills. Correlation and
emphasis is used by the author to show a connection between artistic creativity
and a spiritual connection with God".-
Wikipedia