Sasha Elage is Paying Attention
Learning to be on the lookout for beautiful things is a way of contesting the relentlessly rationalistic view of the world that surrounds us. Just as we produce thoughts by talking things over, we produce memories by composing them and reflecting. By taking lots of photos you may come to find more things you cherish.
Simon Sarris • On the Usefulness of Photography
The Art of Looking: Eleven Ways of Viewing the Multiple Realities of Our Everyday Wonderland
Maria Popovathemarginalian.orgDo you know someone who sees the world in a way that reveals new hues to you? Whose sense of self-awareness leads them to move with arresting originality, and invites you to do the same just by nature of being in their aura? It’s that quality I’m increasingly drawn to during these times when it’s all too tempting to see life in dark shades and dull... See more
The Overview: In Vivid Color
On experiencing life slowly for an artist - Rick Rubin
I think when we’re moving slow, we’re stopping to experience each part. I know if I go to the beach for my morning walk and I go myself, I walk at the pace that I walk, get my heart rate up, stay consistent, listen to my podcast or audiobook, and pay attention to the things around me. I might
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