What is “contemplative photography”? + some books on the subject
What is contemplative, or mindful, photography? Here’s a look at the subject along with mini-reviews of a number of books that are available on the subject.
Book synopses and reviews. We might review or recommend books about the local area, by local authors, books about travel or faraway places, about outdoor activities, or about photography.
What is contemplative, or mindful, photography? Here’s a look at the subject along with mini-reviews of a number of books that are available on the subject.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt, set in a fictional town a couple hours north of Seattle, is a good read if you like: books set in the PNW, the giant pacific octopus, or feel good reads. This is a brief review.
We just updated this one…a bit. Here are some great (or possibly great, we haven’t read all of them but we eventually want to) books set in the Emerald City.
Review of the first two (we hope there will be more) books in the Hollow Kingdom Series by Kira Jane Buxton: Hollow Kingdom and Feral Creatures.
You might like these books if you like: crows, zombies, apocalytic fiction, animals, nature, Cheetos and/or Seattle.
If you’re like me, sometimes when you travel you’re tempted to spend part of your trip behind the lens of a camera or snapping photos on your phone to share later. But putting down the gadgets and picking up a pencil can help us to slow down and have a more “mindful” journey. Here are six hand-drawn books I’ve recently enjoyed about travel or places that just might inspire me to put down the camera (only for a bit) and pick up a pencil.
The Seattle Walk Report is a charming Instagram account. — and now book — especially if you’re a local. How did I miss it until now?