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I took this at Deer River, which goes to show that even the most gorgeous places can be home to subtle as well. Read about Deer River here on on my blog.
Be kind to people, spread love, bring smiles. You never know what people are dealing with behind their masks. ♥
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Back Alley
Old Leicester Lanes
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Tails of the Riverside
Mirrors
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Ramble or Rest
Outwoods, Leicestershire
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I believe that, sometimes, you can see ART "already" even if the piece is still not yet finished ;)
For the finished piece=> www.saatchiart.com/art/Drawing-REACHING-THE-END-OF-THE-DA...
I took this photo yesterday but did not get around to doing any processing. In 2025 I took close to 90,000 photos, most I have ever taken, the vast majority of them were with my new camera the Nikon Z8, which I am very pleased with. I posted just over 1600 photos on my Flickr page. I do not remember what year I started photography but it started mostly with flowers and gardens which I was into at the time. About 13/14 years ago I started Bird and Nature photography and I have taken over 500,000 images, so much of that was garbage but there have been some good ones and some even I think are great. My time with a camera in hand has been a mental health thing, I am one of those people who gets overwhelmed by the world and photography takes me away from the anxiety that lives in my brain and distracts me in a most positive way. We all need to practice some positive mental health activities and for me this is it.
sometimes you don't realize you're actually drowning when you're trying to be everyone else's anchor.
MSH0315 / MSH0315-14 - The Wave
It happens.
I wrote about 4 mindsets that lead to burnout and how to fix them: fourbrickstall.substack.com/p/four-reasons-youre-burning-out
It’s ok to crave connection. We are created for community. We heal and grow in healthy relationship.
#lookingforlight
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Nikon FE
Fuji Superia xtra 400
Developed at home
Unicolor C41
Negative Lab Pro
Different Lives...
So close and yet, such distance!
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Mental health can be a 'balancing' skill. November marks Men’s Mental Health Month, a vital time to raise awareness, challenge stigma, and encourage open conversations about the emotional wellbeing of men and boys. Mental health affects everyone, yet societal pressures often discourage men from seeking help or expressing vulnerability. This month, we shine a light on the importance of mental resilience, support networks, and accessible resources—empowering men to prioritize their mental health and reminding us all that asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness. You can find myths and facts about men’s mental health on the Mental Health UK website. The Movember website also has a range of resources and further information on supporting men.
Now a State Park
Waterford, CT
August 4, 2018
The Seaside is a historic medical facility at 36 Shore Road in Waterford, Connecticut. It is nationally significant as the first institution designed for heliotropic treatment of children suffering from tuberculosis. Its buildings "comprise an exceptional collection of fully realized and generally well-preserved Tudor Revival-style institutional architecture", which were designed by Cass Gilbert. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
The facility was originally built to treat children with tuberculosis and was later used as an elderly home, medical hospital, and a facility to treat the mentally disabled. In the 1930s, it opened for children with tuberculosis. Then in 1958, it was used as an elderly home for three years, after which it was used to treat people with developmental disabilities until 1996.[3] During the period in which the facility treated tuberculosis, it was called Seaside Sanatorium. When it housed the elderly, it was called Seaside Geriatric Hospital. When it reopened again, it was called Seaside Regional Center for the Mentally Retarded.
The Waterford property where the Seaside Sanatorium would stand was commissioned in 1930 by The State Tuberculosis Commission. The 28-acre property was purchased from the heirs of the Smith-Grimes estate. More land was purchased in 1936, bringing the property to its current boundaries, totaling 36 acres at a cost of $125,000.
The Seaside is actually the second “The Seaside” to stand for the heliotropic treatment of tuberculosis in children. The first site was at the White Beach Hotel at Crescent Beach in neighboring Niantic, Connecticut. The original sanatorium received its first patients by January 1920. Being the first and only treatment center for tuberculosis in the country, its 45 beds quickly filled and the waiting list began to grow. The State Tuberculosis Commission knew they had to expand but were unable to do so because the McCook family, who owned the neighboring property, refused to sell. The state went as far as the Supreme Court to try to seize the land through eminent domain. The McCooks won the lawsuit, however, and the state sought land elsewhere.
The facility's current property became available and the state purchased it. Famed architect Cass Gilbert was commissioned to design the buildings. The Waterford facility was ready and the Niantic patients transferred in 1934. The location of the center, the first of its kind in the nation, was chosen because of the fresh sea air and ample sunlight. At the time, it was thought that fresh air and much sunshine could help cure tuberculosis. The children, all 14 and under, would spend their days outside sunning as part of their heliotropic treatment. By the end of the 1940s, advancements in drug therapies were being made and the usefulness of sanatoriums declined.
In 2014, Governor Dannel Malloy made a final decision to rebuild the Seaside Sanatorium as a state park. Four years prior, Malloy had signed a contract with the developer, Mark Steiner, who filed a $20 million lawsuit against the state after Malloy's announcement.
Models: Rosie Roo and Zoe Parker
Unless one has actually been there, clinical depression and anxiety etc is very hard for a non sufferer to REALLY understand. Why doesn't the sufferer get a grip and just snap out of it?
We need light in order to create darkness
It takes the power of light to make darkness happen
Without light, there can be no darkness
When we dive into our mind
What exactly can we see
Is there hope or inspiration
Is there an emotional abdication
What is the cause of my misery
Can the answers be found checking my history
What is the path that I must choose
I can’t decide for I may lose
My reality has altered
My mental state has faltered
If only I was able to cry
I can’t you see cos I’m a guy
I am the rock you rely on me
I am the one who must simply be
Supporting others to hell with me
And yes you know that’s where I’ll be
Why can’t you see this pain I carry
This awful burden is my adversary
You think this is just arbitrary
In a wooden box it’s me you’ll carry
My emotional avatar right there.
For many years I’ve been struggling with my former time at school. The coercion, peer pressure, loneliness, the tribal culture and seeming chaos of random acts of cruelty and humiliation perpetrated by my peers deeply affected me. Add to that the bullying that was directed upon anyone observed to be either too smart or too dumb. So I ran silent and deep, tried to become invisible, did the minimum effort to receive a pass in my assignments, in constant fear of being cast out, rejected and mocked. After finishing school I felt cheated; I’d lost my chance at a career or even becoming who I might’ve been. I felt like a shadow. I felt like a failure. The bullies had won. I felt bitter and angry; I would resort to road rage to vent my aggression. In my mind I would become obsessed with questions like “Why” and “If only-“, I was trapped in my own past.
Through much counselling, reading and introspection, I had an epiphany recently. I realised that I’d survived. It sounds a so simple and a little quaint but I suspect that I had to be in the right place in order to realise the power of that statement. I was traumatised by school but I survived. Unfortunately many kids don’t. But I did, here I am. Suddenly the questions in my mind turned to “Now what?” and “What happens today?” Saying to myself that I survived something in the past gave me not only strength but focused me back on the present, the here and now. This moment here becomes important rather than trying to fix or resolve or find meaning in the past. That's a hugely powerful feeling for me and I’m proud of myself for surviving something I found so traumatic.
I don't know why it took me so long to get here but that's in the past now too. I don't know if this helps anyone reading it but if there's even the remotest, slightest possibility that it might, then it's worth sharing. Sharing our vulnerabilities makes us stronger, I think.
Hello, Old Friends.
It feels surreal to be writing this. If you remember me, you might remember my year-long project where I photographed myself every single day. That time was a whirlwind—a raw, beautiful, and sometimes terrifying experience that went more viral than I could have ever imagined. It connected me with so many of you who felt seen through my lens, my words, and my daily documentation of life, anxieties, and everything in between.
It’s been a few years since I last posted here. Life got busy, the camera stayed in the bag a little longer, and honestly, sometimes the world just felt a bit too loud for sharing. But I’ve missed this community, and I’ve missed the feeling of hitting ‘post’ on a photo that felt truly mine.
So, what have I been up to?
A lot has changed, and a lot has stayed the same. I'm still processing life through a creative lens, still navigating those daily anxieties we all share, and still documenting the journey—just a little differently now.
I've moved my daily, more immediate creative updates and personal stories over to my Instagram account. It’s where I post new photo projects, talk about what’s going on in my world right now, and continue those honest conversations about life, creativity, and mental health that we used to have here.
I’d love for you to join me there! Consider it the continuation of our story.
You can find me (and my camera) here:
I’m looking forward to reconnecting with all of you. Thank you for making that original project such a meaningful chapter of my life. The next chapter starts now.
'Mind your health'
Since 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in May by reaching millions of people in the United States through the media, local events, and screenings.(copy and paste bit done)
This is now a Global campaign and awareness is indeed needed.
My thoughts after the last year or so we have had that helped no one through anxiety or other mental health issues was to give a moment to try and create an image that was my representation of the awareness campaign in lightpainting.
The translation of the shot will be different for everyone but the message is the same!