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Photography as Meditation
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Photography as Meditation

by Torsten Andreas Hoffmann
October 2014
Beginner
256 pages
4h 54m
English
Rocky Nook
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Image Design Perceived During Meditation

If you wish to establish a relationship between photography and meditation, there are many options for you to consider. The first possibility is to find a meditative state during the act of photographing images, a subject that I detailed extensively in the chapter “Street Photography.” You can also create images that have a meditative quality. Even when in the state of Samadhi, i.e., a state of high alertness, the results may not always be what you initially regard as a meditative image. Conversely, an image that exhibits a meditative character does not necessarily have to have been photographed from a deep meditative state of mind. Considering this point, I would like to share my personal experience: ...

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