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18-07-2019 11:44 AM
18-07-2019 11:44 AM
Photography and mental health
The Mental Illness Fellowahip of Australia is running a photo competition as part of Mental Health Week. It costs but there are discounts, and about $10,000 in prizes. Open to anyone with a mental illness or those close to us. You can find out more about it here http://www.outfromthemist.com
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18-07-2019 09:46 PM
18-07-2019 09:46 PM
Re: Photography and mental health
Thanks for sharing @Fromthemist, we have a few photographers here who may be interested. Are you a photographer yourself?
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19-07-2019 09:25 AM - edited 19-07-2019 10:47 AM
19-07-2019 09:25 AM - edited 19-07-2019 10:47 AM
Re: Photography and mental health
I'm an off and on photographer... can spend a couple of months gettng right into photography, and then something happens and it drifts away. But I never loose my enjoyment of visual images - a language of their own.
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07-08-2019 05:27 PM
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07-08-2019 05:34 PM
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Re: Photography and mental health
Hope to see your entry! There is a code for a 40% discount on the entry page if you self identify as beining on a low income.
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05-08-2020 04:29 PM - edited 09-08-2020 10:58 AM
05-08-2020 04:29 PM - edited 09-08-2020 10:58 AM
Re: Photography and mental health
G'day All
Anyone else interested in photography?
Cheers, Tom
Sunset Wallaby, Mount Korong (VIC), 2018
1/15-sec f-11 125-mm ISO-100
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07-08-2020 04:56 PM - edited 09-08-2020 11:02 AM
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Re: Photography and mental health
Thanks for the thumbs up @Eliza22
The reason I ask if there are any other photographers in the house, is because I know photography has helped me, and I wonder what the experience of others may be.
My major diagnosis is BPD, with a few minors thrown. Around 4-years ago I bought myself an entry-level DSLR camera. I watched a lot of Youtube videos on the twin subjects capturing and post-producing images. At the same time I went out to generally very quiet and peaceful settings, turned the dial to M (for manual) and proceeded to shoot anything that piqued my interest. Today, I am still out there shooting, when I am well enough.
For me, photography provides a legitimate excuse to spend hours immersing one's self in beautiful and interesting surrounds. Sure, plenty of times I have had to pack up and head home after having a major panic attack, etc. But for the most part, the experiences have been good. Sometimes, they have been almost zen-like.
So, are there any other people out there with similar (or not) storys?
Kind regards, Tom