The Mindful Photographer

Finding Your Mojo

Crest of Moa’ulaiki, Kaho’olawe, Hawai‘i, David Ulrich

I have been deeply inspired by spending time on the island of Kaho’olawe, historically sacred to the Hawaiian people and used for ordnance training by the U.S. Military for fifty years.

Creativity flourishes in a full, active mind. Discovery inevitably comes to the inquisitive disposition and eludes the bored and disinterested. The power of an artist can be directly measured by the quality and depth of the questions they ask, the influences they follow, and the impressions they seek. An active engagement with thought and ideas through reading, looking, listening, and ...