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How Photography Can Improve Your Mental Health
You don’t need to be an expert to benefit from a photographer’s-eye view of the world.
When I woke up last Sunday morning, I didn’t have to look out of my window to be able to see what kind of day mother-nature had in store for me. During the previous night Storm Ciara had been making her presence known — howling wind, lashing rain, and creaking trees had all worked together in not so perfect harmony to stop me from sleeping for any longer than a couple of hours.
I woke up on Sunday and it was more of the same.
I remember picking up the newspaper that lay beside my bed and starting to read, trying to distract myself from the meteorological orchestra that was playing outside of my windows.
Robots are replacing bartenders in Japan and in the Netherlands, the main center for administering legal euthanasia has reported an increase of 22% in requests to use their service over the last year.
It didn’t take long for me to put the newspaper back down.
On days like Sunday, when there seems to be a grey cloud that follows me no matter what I do, I will often pick up my camera and go out to see what the world is saying to me.
