Post #1137415
2026-04-13 07:11 UTC
RE: https://sunny.garden/@RaffKarva/116391971444212316
"What photography actually gave me — and I didn't know I needed it until I had it — is self-reflection and self-discovery. When I raise the camera, something shifts. My breathing slows. My heart rate steadies. The noise that runs constantly in the background goes quiet. I am present in the moment.
Most of us move through the world on a kind of autopilot. We see without looking. We're present without being attentive. Photography broke me of that habit early, and I've never recovered — and I mean that as gratitude.
I didn't set out to find mindfulness. I found it through a viewfinder. And I've been going back to it ever since."
Mindfulness Through Photography
New post on Raff's Reflections:
https://raffkarva.com/blog/posts/photography/mindfulness-through-photography/
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Replies (2)
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@breitensteinart@mastodon.art 2026-04-18 06:22
@RaffKarva Thank you, your post resonates. Gaining skill in photography requires one to be here now. It’s the ultimate in presence, a quiet reverence of awe. I haven’t used an SLR or darkroom in decades, but I just “won“ an expired role of film, and I’m so eager to use it. (1/2)
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@StevenLawsonPhotography@mastoart.social 2026-04-13 07:23
@RaffKarva@sunny.garden A fabulous piece of writing Raff, it resonated with me so much, thank you.