Miksang is a Tibetan word meaning "good eye" and a form of
contemplative photography coming from the Dharma Art teaching of Chögyam
Trungpa.
In 1979, Michael Wood began to combine his photography training, meditation experience, and the Dharma Art teachings that formed the basis of this contemplative approach to photography known as Miksang.
In 1983, Michael began to explore a series of assignments and exercises based on the Dharma Art and his own exploration, which became the first Worksop of Miksang.
Michael Wood is from Toronto and received traditional training in photography at the Sheridan College. He has worked as a commercial photographer for 18 years and for the last 28 years he has been teaching in Canada and around the world. He and Andy Karr wrote a book called Contemplating Reality: A Practitioner's Guide to the View in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. They also have a site where you can submit your work: http://seeingfresh.com/
On the Miksang Institute website it states:
Taking a course in Miksang, you’ll learn the art behind Contemplative photography, and how it is working the eye, mind, and heart, seeing things as they appear, and appreciating everyday things. In other words, it is seeing with your own eyes what you see with your heart, like what Henri Cartier-Bresson wrote:
As we work as professionals or for the pleasure of photography, it is possible to apply this technique just like Henri Cartier did, than wait hours to get the perfect a moment to take a picture like we seen in class with this image.
or Nick Brandt that waited 3 days to get this image,
Mitchell Kanashkevich more an question been in the right place and time.
More at
Andy Karr http://www.flickr.com/people/andy_karr/
Michael Wood http://www.flickr.com/people/miksang/
Julie DuBose http://www.flickr.com/people/miksang2/
For the Book "The Practice of Contemplative Photography: Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes" on Amazon
Video on YouTube View Here
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Here the Assignement sheet and note
After a day of extreme aggressivity with my work about elements that wasn't mine to be begin with, that put a chain reaction before I left my job for other one.
In 1979, Michael Wood began to combine his photography training, meditation experience, and the Dharma Art teachings that formed the basis of this contemplative approach to photography known as Miksang.
In 1983, Michael began to explore a series of assignments and exercises based on the Dharma Art and his own exploration, which became the first Worksop of Miksang.
Michael Wood is from Toronto and received traditional training in photography at the Sheridan College. He has worked as a commercial photographer for 18 years and for the last 28 years he has been teaching in Canada and around the world. He and Andy Karr wrote a book called Contemplating Reality: A Practitioner's Guide to the View in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. They also have a site where you can submit your work: http://seeingfresh.com/
On the Miksang Institute website it states:
"Miksang, at its most basic level, is concerned with uncovering the truth of pure perception. We see something vivid and penetrating, and in that moment we can express our perception without making anything up—nothing added, nothing missing. Totally honest about what we see—straight shooting."
Taking a course in Miksang, you’ll learn the art behind Contemplative photography, and how it is working the eye, mind, and heart, seeing things as they appear, and appreciating everyday things. In other words, it is seeing with your own eyes what you see with your heart, like what Henri Cartier-Bresson wrote:
“Technique is important only insofar as you must master it in order to communicate what you see. . . . In any case, people think far too much about techniques and not enough about seeing.”
or Nick Brandt that waited 3 days to get this image,
Mitchell Kanashkevich more an question been in the right place and time.
More at
Andy Karr http://www.flickr.com/people/andy_karr/
Michael Wood http://www.flickr.com/people/miksang/
Julie DuBose http://www.flickr.com/people/miksang2/
For the Book "The Practice of Contemplative Photography: Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes" on Amazon
Video on YouTube View Here
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Here the Assignement sheet and note
After a day of extreme aggressivity with my work about elements that wasn't mine to be begin with, that put a chain reaction before I left my job for other one.
