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We would love to hear from you. Please post your questions about contemplative photography, comments about the book, or other observations about contemplative mind and life. We will do our best to respond to whatever you post. (Please keep in mind that we are running as fast as we can, and may not get to this as soon we would like.)

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Recent Questions and Answers:

Submission question

Submitted by Lauraz
Question: 

Hello, I was recently introduced to your site, and I love it. It speaks my language of photography. If you accept a photo for your gallery, do you notify me? Just wondering. Thank you! Sincerely, Laura Zeppieri

Answer: 

That's great. You do get an automatic notification when your image is published on the site.

Simplicity

Submitted by sofarsogood
Question: 

The idea of very simple images has always attracted me. But , sometimes I'm not sure if I'm making a simple image or just a truncated frame that possibly should include more. Is there a way to know for sure?

Answer: 

You need to reflect on the perception itself. Does the image faithfully form the equivelent of what you saw? That's the only test that matters. If you've shot only part of the perception because you thought that would make a better image, you are not forming a faithful equivelant.

The Book

“This is not your usual ‘how to be a better photographer’ book. It takes you into deeper water. It requires investigation and commitment to areas new to you. Among other things, you will think about perception in new ways. If you read this book with care, and without skepticism, it will radically expand your thinking, seeing, and photography.”

—Jay Maisel, photographer
and author of Light on America