be quiet & listen

The constant urge to share every part of my weekend on Instagram that pulled me away from the experience with family finally felt unnatural. I have a real problem and i’ve known it for years.

For my 50th birthday in July 2024 I spent most of it in a hot tub looking over Pegasus Bay. Sat in the peace and quiet with breath and thought I noticed fully how foreign this felt and it was alarming.

So much so it motivated me to make some life changes and in particular my relationship with the super computer in my pocket than never leaves my side. life experiences and addiction for each of us is different, but I’m sure we can all relate to how unhealthy our relationship to devices has become in such a short period of time. It was time to remove the constant distraction of my phone from my life.

I’m wanting to experience this new frequency more and more and ‘being quiet and listening’ has become a bit of a mantra for exploring more mindfulness in my daily life.

With this work I’ve attempted to portray my experiences of exploring the regular beautiful places in my life and a new state of mind away from my phone. This new work is intimate and personal.

A profound realisation while looking at my archives through this new lens, is that this elusive state of mindfulness has always been there as part of my photographic experience and process- and has been a powerful subconscious guide to this point. This work is ongoing.