Drowning out the external noise of a chaotic world!
I’ve learned that I can drown out the noise of our chaotic world and global affairs by simply immersing myself in to my artform and I do this in so many different ways.
Read on to learn how I manage this…
Snowdonia National Park and Mountain Range
Snowdonia National Park, North Wales
I recently took my daughter for a weeks holiday to Shell Island in North Wales, which is on the coast and at the foot of the Snowdonia National Park. As you could probably imagine, the landscape is absolutely incredible. One day we walked up the side of the mountain range, past stunning lakes and through amazing enchanted woodlands that quite easily removed from my mind anything that is going on in the chaotic world today.
Enchanted Woodlands, Snowdonia National Park
Climbing Snowdonia to the Roman Steps
No One escapes from here
It was such a magical place that even my five year old daughter managed the steep and long climb up the side of the mountain. The walk down was just as incredible because you get views of the rolling clouds stroking the mountain tops.
Rolling clouds stroking the top of Snowdonia
Grazing mountain sheep in Snowdonia
If you wanted some ideas for immersing yourself in photography, you could start by looking at and reading around the subject more. I often read photography magazines like Amateur Photographer and not because I’m an amateur at all but more because they have some fantastic articles and I know some of the experienced photographers that write for the magazine and they always show very creative artists and their work.
I definitely recommend investing in a subscription. You can literally get a whole years worth of magazines for just £1 per issue…
Use this link to get to their website and get started… https://tidd.ly/3CdcbmD
You could also get yourself that new camera, new lens or even a tripod or something that you fancy and get yourself outdoors, making some more beautiful photography. I always shop with Wex Photographic because their range of products is massive and so extensive but also they have a shop in Birmingham and it’s fairly easily accessible for me. I can drive there and even skip around the outskirts of the city centre, avoiding the congestion charge. If you want to check out what Wex have to offer, then please use this link… https://tidd.ly/3Sqrw8t of click on the photograph above.
Snowdonia National Park, North Wales
Once you’ve created all that wonderful photography, you could collate it all together in to a cohesive project and get them all in to a nice travel photobook. I’ve got loads of these and love the creative process. For me this gives me an outlet for my photographs as well as sharing on social media. Lets face it, once you’ve made the work and shared it for others to see, what else could you do with it. Collect it together in one place to keep forever. Use this link to create a travel book with Photobook UK… https://tidd.ly/3Sv8yO6
Llanberis, Snowdonia National Park Mountain Range
Ultimately the best way for me to drown out the excess noise is to simply throw myself in to my artwork and get my thrills from being as creative with the landscape and the environment as I possibly can. If I can’t get away to these more exotic locations, then I will seek out more local rural areas or do a bit of street photography. Nothing is off the cards when it comes to distracting myself from the awful state of global affairs right now.
By the way, I’m looking at designing some more workshops in the near future, so please get commenting on any ideas you can offer to me. I’m always open to hear what others think.