five pictures of march

four pictures of may

This May I took four photographs. None of them are remarkable. But each one asked me a question: They had nothing to do with technique, yet and everything to do with choosing.  One was made in the middle of a London rush-hour crowd. One was a portrait that reminded me why I stopped doing street photography. One was taken in a Zen garden that slowed my mind down enough to hear what I already knew. And one was found two streets from my home, in the most ordinary place imaginable.  This is not a post about better photography. It's about what happens when you stop accumulating other people's ideas long enough to hear your own.  Take a look at the pictures here [https://conscious.photography/four-pictures-of-may/]. I share images, reflections, and small visual resources for people who use photography as a path — not to a better portfolio, but to a quieter mind. If this resonated, I'd love for you to walk alongside for a while

five pictures of april

Creating from within has two dimensions. One is to be connected with our inner being. The other is to truly be in the moment — not observing it, but part of it. The photographer and the photograph become one thing.  Five photographs of April - not all of them worked — and the ones that didn't taught me more than the ones that did. This is a reflection on the difference between capturing a moment and being inside it, and what one woman in a red coat showed me about the way I want to make pictures.  Reflections on mindfulness, photography, and the practice of presence.  Take a look at the images here [https://conscious.photography/five-pictures-of-april/].

five pictures of march

Last month, my wife Rafaela [https://raphaelagilla.com/] said something profound that deeply resonated with me:  "I want to create my reality from my heart, not from my mind."  In March I photographed a bench, a cherry plum tree, a canal, a swan disappearing into dark water, and some dried grass that moved like waves.  Nothing dramatic. Just ordinary moments from an ordinary month.  But that's what I keep coming back to — beauty doesn't wait for better times. It's already here, asking to be noticed.  Sometimes all it takes is stopping long enough to look.  Have a look at the images here. [https://conscious.photography/five-pictures-of-march/]

Embodied Presence Meditation

Embodied presence is the practice of coming home to yourself.  It serves as a foundation for self-awareness, and the capacity to meet life with clarity and equanimity.  Through gentle breath awareness and sensory grounding this guided meditation helps you to integrate presence into your creative and personal development journey.  Use this practice anytime you need to slow down, reset your attention, or reconnect with yourself.