by Kim Ort | Aug 15, 2020 | Attention, Compassion, Contemplation, Curiosity, Essence, Photography
For the next little while, I’m reposting content from my archive that I think is relevant for today. In 2014, I launched a course in visual journaling with Sally Gentle Drew. It’s now available as an on-demand course. Below is the post that introduced the course....
by Kim Ort | Jun 13, 2018 | Contemplation, Photography, Seeing, Topics
In this series of posts on aspects of perception, we’ve explored how how perception is primary and pre-cognitive (Part 1), embodied and sensual (Part 2) and timeless and dynamic (Part 3). In Part 4, we’ll examine the relational/reciprocal nature of perception....
by Kim Ort | May 30, 2018 | Contemplation, Essence
In parts 1 and 2 of this series, I talked about how perception is pre-cognitive and embodied. For part 3, I’ve paired two paradoxical aspects; that it is timeless and dynamic. ** Books mentioned have Amazon affiliate links, meaning I make a few cents if you purchase...
by Kim Ort | May 2, 2018 | Contemplation, Practices, Seeing, The Practice of Contemplative Photography
Perception is pre-cognitive. This is the first in a series of posts on aspects of perception, as outlined in my previous post. The idea behind these posts is to give you a grounding in perception in preparation for a course that I’m creating on this topic. The...
by Kim Ort | Aug 16, 2017 | Contemplation, Contemplative Photographers, Essence, Going Abstract, Inspiration, People, Seeing
Minor White (1908-1976) is arguably one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century and there is much written about him. I even wrote a post about him for my contemplative photographer series back in 2014. Recently, I read the book, Rites and...
by Kim Ort | Jun 28, 2017 | Contemplation, Inspiration, Themes, Topics
This is the third and final post in the series on the topic of intentions. Our deepest intentions come from our soul and tell us why we do what we do and what we value. This is why it’s so important to be aware of them, to watch where we put our feet, and then...
by Kim Ort | Jun 14, 2017 | Contemplation, Themes, Topics
Last weekend, I hosted a photography workshop in Niagara-on-the-Lake and we focused on pausing and focusing with intention. Over the next few weeks, I’ll explore this topic in more detail, beginning here with an updated post from 2014. “You are what your...
by Kim Ort | Nov 23, 2016 | Adventures in Seeing Book, Books, Contemplation, Inspiration, The Practice of Contemplative Photography
I was intrigued when I saw this article, 5 Photography Books from My Shelf, by Dylan Goldby over at f-stoppers. Three of the five are familiar to me and I’m particularly curious about “Belgrade Belongs to Me” by Boogie. That’s why I like these...
by Kim Ort | Nov 10, 2016 | Books, Contemplation
Déjà vu, from French, meaning literally “already seen”, is the phenomenon of having the strong sensation that an event or experience currently being experienced has already been experienced in the past. (Wikipedia) Comedian George Carlin, as only he could...
by Kim Ort | Sep 21, 2016 | Contemplation, Inspiration, People, Practices
“It is only through the senses that we experience what it means to be fully human.” ~ Laura Sewell, Sight and Sensibility In previous posts, I’ve mentioned many times how important it is to pause; to notice what you notice and what you’re...
