I follow a number of YouTube channels and people that are concerned with photography and, in particular, street photography – photography that is done typically with short focal length (say, 21-35mm) capturing slices of life in urban contexts. One good example of this is Matt Stuart’s work which is summarised in his book, Think Like…

Related to the use of photography in spiritual formation are developments in the use of photography for therapeutic purposes. These range from the notion that doing something you might enjoy and which occupies your attention might help you be less concerned with life’s problems through to more detailed programmes of therapeutic photography.

While flicking through the Tate Modern’s YouTube channel “Finding Photography” this title caught my eye. Certainly the idea of photography as therapy and spiritual discipline is on my mind all the time.

There are many things I like about photography but among those things is a fascination with symmetry, perspective, and geometry. It’s probably why I tend to photograph things in an urban settings (Sallie McFague’s “second nature”), rather than in a more natural setting like landscapes, forest and bush, the back garden (“first nature”), or photographing…

In the first post in this series (Photography and Spiritual Formation (1)) I mentioned Andrew Norton’s influence on my thinking about photography. Alongside Andrew, Eileen Crowley’s work on photography and religious life has also been significant, including shaping some of the ways I use digital technology in my teaching. I first met Eileen at THEOCOM…

Reflecting on cameras today as a new (second-hand) camera came in the mail today. I’ve not been a regular photographer over the years, though I seem to have picked up some of my late father’s enthusiasm for it over the past few years, but I have owned a number of cameras over the years with…

A few years back I had the privilege of inviting the late Andrew Norton to speak to my Theology and Media class on photography and spirituality. Andrew graciously obliged and brought in a number of canvases with prints on them as well as a selection of digital photos for us to view and engage with.…