{"product_id":"the-mindful-photographer-david-ulrich-9781681988412","title":"The Mindful Photographer: Awake in the World with a Camera","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover your voice, cultivate mindful awareness, and inspire creative growth with photography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Mindful Photographer\u003c\/i\u003e, teacher, author, and photographer David Ulrich follows up on the success of his previous book, \u003ci\u003eZen Camera\u003c\/i\u003e, by offering photographers, smartphone camera users, and other cultural creatives 55 short (1-5 pages) essays on topics related to photography, mindfulness, personal growth, creativity, and cultivating personal and social awareness. Whether you're seeking to become a better photographer, find your voice, enhance your ability to \"see\" the world around you, realize your full potential, or refine your personal expression, \u003ci\u003eThe Mindful Photographer\u003c\/i\u003e can help you. You will learn to: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e - Awaken your creative spirit\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e - Find joy and fulfillment with a camera\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e - Improve your photography\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e - Express your deepest vision of the world\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e - Learn to be more present in the moment\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e - Deepen your capacity for observation\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e - Gain insight into your self and others\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e - Cultivate mindful seeing\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e - Use your camera as a tool for change\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e - Enhance your visual literacy\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e - And much more\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou can read this beautiful, richly illustrated book in order, following its inherent structure, or you can dive into the book anywhere that appeals to you, following your own stream of interest. No matter how you read and work through the book--many of the essays contain exercises, working practices, and quotes from well-known photographers--you will learn to deepen your engagement with the world and discover a rich source of creativity within you through the act of taking pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e TABLE OF CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Seek Resonance\u003cbr\u003e Camera Practice\u003cbr\u003e Avoid the Merely Pictorial\u003cbr\u003e Pictures are Not About Pictures\u003cbr\u003e Visual Learning\u003cbr\u003e First Sight; Beginner's Eye\u003cbr\u003e The Camera in Your Hand\u003cbr\u003e Seeing from the Body\u003cbr\u003e It's All About Hormones\u003cbr\u003e Attention and Distraction\u003cbr\u003e Keep the French Fries\u003cbr\u003e Becoming Good\u003cbr\u003e Audience\u003cbr\u003e Fitting into the Flow of Time\u003cbr\u003e Catch the Wave, Not the Ripple\u003cbr\u003e Of Time and Light\u003cbr\u003e In Space\u003cbr\u003e Finding Your Mojo\u003cbr\u003e River of Consciousness\u003cbr\u003e Why Selfies?\u003cbr\u003e When to Put the Camera Down\u003cbr\u003e Mindful Sight\u003cbr\u003e Creative Time\u003cbr\u003e Minding the Darkness\u003cbr\u003e Potency of Metaphor\u003cbr\u003e Mapping the Internal Terrain\u003cbr\u003e What Helps?\u003cbr\u003e Analyzing Your Images\u003cbr\u003e Sift, Edit, and Refine\u003cbr\u003e Sequencing\u003cbr\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e Become the Camera\u003cbr\u003e Music of the Spheres\u003cbr\u003e InSeeing\u003cbr\u003e Fifty\/Fifty\u003cbr\u003e Creative Mind and Not Knowing\u003cbr\u003e Trust Your Process\u003cbr\u003e Digital Life\u003cbr\u003e Steal Like an Artist\u003cbr\u003e Art is a Lie that Tells the Truth\u003cbr\u003e Use Irony Sparingly\u003cbr\u003e Embrace Paradox\u003cbr\u003e When to be Tender, When to Snarl, When to Shout, and When to Whisper\u003cbr\u003e Sharpness is a Bourgeois Concept\u003cbr\u003e Learn to Love the Questions\u003cbr\u003e The Wisdom of Chance\u003cbr\u003e Awake in the World\u003cbr\u003e The Cruel Radiance of What Is\u003cbr\u003e Hope and Despair\u003cbr\u003e Companions on the Way\u003cbr\u003e Coherence and Presence\u003cbr\u003e Wholeness and Order\u003cbr\u003e Creative Intensity\u003cbr\u003e Sea of Images\u003cbr\u003e The Power of Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Ulrich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681988410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681988412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rocky Nook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.50w x 0.70d","brand":"David Ulrich","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990529114367,"sku":"9781681988412","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8908d27-1beb-43c7-8991-e4a3cf4d215e.jpg?v=1683305199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mindful-photographer-david-ulrich-9781681988412","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}