Shadows, Cameras and Self Portraits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last week was the second Writing For Our Lives writer’s retreat, which this year we hosted in the sensory and mystical landscape of Glastonbury

Here are a few of the images I captured of the trees on the grounds of the Abbey House retreat centre where we stayed. I love the photo where I captured my own shadow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The images also include a few of the self-portraits that I ritually take of myself with trees. It’s a photographic assignment I always assign myself when amongst great trees. I spent half an hour clicking away to my hearts content underneath an awesome Pine tree on the grounds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My whole face comes alive when I take self-portraits and I do feel that a different part of me surfaces and comes out to play.

I believe we take better photos of ourselves than the many attempts that are made by others often not very successfully to capture and really see our souls from behind the lens. Try it.

One of the writing rituals during our weekend included reading out aloud a chosen piece of writing that had been worked on during the weekend in the company and presence of a tree before it was read aloud in the main group. This turned out to be both a magical and shifting experience for many of the writers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can’t wait for retreat number three. More images to come on the blog.