by Kim Ort | Jan 12, 2012 | Inspiration, Photography, Playing Big, Workshops
The six month Playing Big program, that I participated in last year is now open for registration for 2012. It is difficult to convey in a blog post just how powerful this program, led by Tara Sophia Mohr, was for me. Today, as I was looking over my notes from the...
by Kim Ort | Dec 30, 2011 | Photo By Design 1, Photography, Workshops
I just returned from a white Christmas in Canada’s capital, the beautiful city of Ottawa, Ontario. It took us an hour to cross from Port Huron, Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario and the stopped traffic allowed me to take the photo above of the border sign....
by Kim Ort | Dec 16, 2011 | Books, Contemplation, Photography, The Practice of Contemplative Photography
As human beings, we are often corralled by either our thinking or our emotions.Contemplation taps into a different kind of intelligence, a deeper awareness, true wisdom, beyond conceptual thinking and even our emotions. How do we do this? By noticing the gaps. There...
by Kim Ort | Dec 9, 2011 | Books, Contemplation, Photography, The Practice of Contemplative Photography
Chapter 3 in The Practice of Contemplative Photography (paid link), by Andy Karr and Michael Wood, is called “Two Ways of Seeing.” I talk a lot about seeing on this blog and on my Facebook page, Adventures in Seeing. For someone new to this practice, they...
by Kim Ort | Nov 29, 2011 | Books, Contemplation, Photo By Design 1, Photography, Possibilities, Seeing, The Practice of Contemplative Photography
Chapter 2 of The Practice of Contemplative Photography (paid link), by Andy Karr and Michael Wood, is called “Art in Everyday Life,” and it is full of gems. It speaks of the constantly changing life around us every day. In the first week of my...
by Kim Ort | Nov 22, 2011 | Books, Contemplation, Photography, The Practice of Contemplative Photography
For the next little while, I will be sharing my photographic experiences as I wind my way through the book, The Practice of Contemplative Photography (paid link), by Andy Karr and Michael Wood. Chapter 1 – Photography and Seeing In this chapter, contemplation is...
by Kim Ort | Nov 15, 2011 | Humility, Inspiration, Photography, Workshops
Creative Commons Photo by David Stanley on Flickr “Live like a river flows, surprised by its own unfolding.” ~ John O’Donohue, Conamara Blues (paid link) One thing I’ve discovered over the years is that it’s good to have a plan, but...
by Kim Ort | May 31, 2011 | Contemplative Photographers, People, Photography
Henri Cartier-Bresson, the French photographer who died in 2004 at the age of 95, is known as the father of modern photojournalism. He is considered to be one of the finest street photographers, capable of capturing “the decisive moment.” Last week I came...
