by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 20, 2022 | Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness in Nature
A human life can have everything—beauty, status, reputation, achievement, all kinds of possessions, but if the imagination is not awakened, all these lack presence and depth.~ John O’Donohue From my journal, on Day 6 of my week-long photography and visual design...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 30, 2022 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Mindfulness in Nature
Standing on the banks of the Metolius River in central Oregon several months ago, I never would have imagined that this little bird would be such a powerful teacher. I offered this image as an anchor of attention in my recent 15-Day Meditation Refresh program....
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 2, 2021 | Mindful Photography, Photography, Products
“Big day today!” This was the excited whisper that fluttered up when my alarm went off this morning. In just a few hours (at 7 pm ET on December 2nd, to be exact!), my second annual virtual art show starts. With so many moving parts to a Zoom-based show...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 1, 2021 | Mindful Photography
EMPOWERED Visiting the lotus ponds at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC, has become an annual pilgrimage for me. My hilly suburban plot in northern Virginia doesn’t lend itself to water gardening, which makes this 12-acre marshland botanic...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 8, 2021 | Mindful Photography, Photography
Earlier this week I took a road trip to Longwood Gardens with my new photography mentor, Emily Carter Mitchell. Like any good teacher, Emily has been helping me lean into new ways of honing my craft, new techniques, new ways of seeing. She’s helped me let go of...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 28, 2021 | Mindful Photography, Motivation, Photography
This will be short and sweet. I just wanted to send you a shot of color that my cold and muddy garden gifted me yesterday. Today it’s once again rainy, grey, and bone-chilling outside here in the Washington, DC, metro area. We want this all to be DONE —...