by Kim Ort | Jun 7, 2016 | Art, Inspiration, People, Photography, Seeing
Stephen Wilkes is a self-described “relentless collector of magical moments.” In the 12 minute video below, Wilkes tells the story of how he came to do his project, Day to Night, where he compresses a day’s worth of images into one. Photography can...
by Kim Ort | May 25, 2016 | Books, Contemplation, Inspiration, Practices, Seeing
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the benefits of wandering. Recently, at the meditation and writing retreat with Natalie Goldberg, we practiced slow walking before writing, and I mean very slow, at about a quarter of our regular speed. Natalie writes in her book,...
by Kim Ort | May 11, 2016 | Attention, Contemplation, Openness, Photography, Practices, Seeing
Writing is 90% listening. ~ Natalie Goldberg Last week, I participated in a meditation and writing workshop with author Natalie Goldberg. We spent much of the week in silence, listening to the world around us and to ourselves. The writing emerged from this place. I...
