by Kim Ort | Jun 4, 2013 | Belonging / Connection, Contemplation, Contemplative Photographers, Seeing
In the act of deeply seeing, we transcend the boundaries between the self and the otherness of the world, momentarily merging with the thing seen. ~ Alex Grey * For me, photography is about realizing or becoming aware of a connection that is already there. As Alex...
by Kim Ort | May 14, 2013 | Contemplative Photographers, Inspiration, People
For the Contemplative Photographer, the camera is viewed as an extension of a person’s heart and mind and the resulting photographs as a visual, and highly personal diary of experience and expression. ~ Patricia Turner I was thrilled to meet Patricia Turner at...
by Kim Ort | Apr 25, 2013 | Contemplation, Contemplative Photographers, Space, Textures / Patterns, Workshops
Last weekend I had the pleasure of spending time photographing with 11 others in the rolling hills of Kentucky (near the bourbon trail). We stayed at Bethany Spring, a beautiful retreat centre just down the road from the Abbey of Gethsemani, where the contemplative...
