Shutter Sisters

walk with gratitude

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My experience this past week at Camp Shutter Sisters was extraordinary and inspiring beyond words. The memories are floating around in my head all jumbled and overlapping as I attempt to drift back into everyday life. And as much as I fight it, I will eventually become fully immersed into my routine again.

We all have days when the drudgery of life gets in the way of our lens. These are the moments when the space around us seems less than beautiful, possibly even ugly. However, thanks to Tracey Clark and the other amazing women I have just met, I am now armed with the reminder to “walk with gratitude” as I hold my camera and view my surroundings. It’s amazing how those words transformed me. It’s a simple suggestion but one that lingers in my mind. The idea is less about composition or f-stops, and more about allowing the feeling of gratitude to pour through our eyes and ultimately our lens.

Make a point today to walk with gratitude with or without a camera. If it inspires you to capture your surroundings, please share your images with us below.

Comments

  2. Starting my 365 day project has been so powerful…there are still days when I struggle… but the intention to look for the beauty and feel grateful, has a very grounding effect.

    Thanks for the reminder…xx

  9. Re-entry into normal life after an experience like Camp Shutter Sisters has certainly been a slow, dissolving sort of process. But that first day back, in the haze of a post-camp high, seeing my children for the first time after four days away, I was thankful to simply be in their presence again.

    So glad to have met you and shot with you at camp and thank you for this post.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/56434427@N06/6265097052

  16. i find myself saying "gratitude" more each day, a word i hardly ever said before camp. this was a highlight for me and a go to now that i'm back in the real world. lovely post. -xo