A Book That Feels at Home on Dartmoor

If you spend any time photographing Dartmoor, you’ll know it asks something different of you. It’s not always dramatic. It doesn’t always reward you with obvious compositions or spectacular light. Often, it asks for patience, stillness and observation.

That is why Still: A Mindful Practice for Photographers by Paul Sanders feels so relevant.

This isn’t a book about chasing conditions or building a portfolio. It is about slowing down enough to notice how the light moves across granite, how the light reshapes the land, and how your own state of mind influences what you see. Much of what Paul writes about mindfulness, gratitude, and letting go of outcomes.

In this episode of On My Bookshelf video, I talk about why this book resonated with me so strongly, and how its philosophy connects with the way I try to approach my own photography on the moor.

You can watch the full video below.

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