Greenflame

Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture, photography and faith from the Aotearoa New Zealand

Photography

Portfolios of photographs and blog posts related to photography


Out on the street

A couple of weekends ago I took part in the practical part of a street photography workshop. The workshop also featured two online video meetups either side of the physical

Wellington in Black and Gold

The streets of Wellington are one of my happy places. The combination of years spent walking them in high school and when working after university, as well as living in

Westie power lines and the suburban landscape

One of the dominant features of West Auckland are the series of high tension power lines that run from pylon to pylon across the suburbs – across rivers and creeks,

The Hasty Contemplative: Photography and Spiritual Formation

Really pleased to see my article “The Hasty Contemplative: the spirituality of street photograph” is out now in the latest issue of Refresh: Journal of Contemplative Spirituality (Summer 2023). It’s

Photography and Spiritual Formation: The Journey So Far

When I started this blog post series a year or so ago I had no idea where it would end up, but after 12 posts it feels like time to

Photography and Spiritual Formation (12): Nostalgia

Photography quite naturally lends itself to feelings and expressions of nostalgia, where nostalgia might be seen as a deep or wistful yearning or desire to reconnect or return to some

Photography and Spiritual Formation (11): Death and Dying

Warning: This post talks about death and dying which some may find disturbing. A lot of photography is about life and living. We take photographs of births and birthdays, weddings

Photography and Spiritual Formation (10): Self-Reflection

Most YouTube photography channels tend to talk about camera equipment, composition, and tools and tricks for post-production. All those are really useful, especially if you’re trying to learn how to

Photography and Spiritual Formation (9): Mental Health

A shorter post today connecting back to the Photography and Spiritual Formation (6) (which focused on therapeutic purposes for photography). Several street photographers I follow on YouTube with their own

Photography and Spiritual Formation (8): Spiritual Practices

In this post mention a few places I’ve found online that engage with photography and spirituality. Some of these are explicitly Christian, while others have a wider sense of things