{"id":117567,"date":"2018-03-16T16:38:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T16:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=117567"},"modified":"2018-03-16T16:39:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T16:39:20","slug":"photography-saved-my-life-photography-as-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/interviews\/photography-saved-my-life-photography-as-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography saved my life: Photography as therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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When Paul took this image of Loch Etive he was having a tough time, and there\u2019s a sense of foreboding as the weather closes in. \u2018I used a long exposure to give a sense of the calm I sought\u2019 Credit: Paul Sanders<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Gone are the days when mental health problems were assumed to beset only a troubled minority \u2013 as the latest statistics reveal, they are very common in the UK. The figures make a sobering read: according to the charity Mind, approximately one in four Britons will experience a mental health problem each year, while one in six people in England report anxiety and\/or depression in any given week. Given the United Kingdom\u2019s current population is just over 65 million, that\u2019s a lot of suffering. While this won\u2019t be news to a lot of readers, did you know that photography is now being seen as a valuable weapon in the battle against anxiety, depression and other mental health disorders?<\/p>\n

Photography seems to help in several ways. First, being out with your camera taking serious photographs requires total concentration \u2013 or, to borrow the current buzzword, \u2018mindfulness\u2019. It won\u2019t work for everyone, but being out with a tripod and camera to catch a great sunrise, for example, means you\u2019re less likely to have the headspace to worry and obsess about other things. It doesn\u2019t only apply to landscape photography, though. Second, photography can be a way for people to express their feelings and mental state, something which might be difficult to do in words. Art therapists have long realised this, but a growing number of photographers are appreciating the therapeutic value of image making.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Hadrian\u2019s Wall, taken by moonlight using a seven-shot panorama. \u2018When I feel very low I like shooting at night,\u2019 says Paul Sanders. \u2018This image took 10 hours in total, and the rhythm of the picture matched how my recent days had been.\u2019 Credit: Paul Sanders<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Be patient and breathe<\/h2>\n

Someone with first-hand experience of such issues is Paul Sanders, a landscape photographer, workshop leader and Fujifilm X-Photographer. \u2018I have always been a photographer, mostly working in news and sport, and I ended up working as the picture editor of a national newspaper,\u2019 he explains. \u2018This seemed to be my dream job, but the accumulated stress and pressure led to a full-on nervous breakdown. I entered a downward spiral that culminated in self-harm and eventual suicide attempts in 2012.\u2019<\/p>\n

Paul is very candid about his struggles, as he is keen to show other sufferers how photography helped him. \u2018It was only when somebody explained to me that I had more to give creatively, that I pulled back from suicide. I thought a guy like me in his forties should be invincible, and I found it hard to talk about what I was going through and my feelings.\u2019<\/p>\n

A breakthrough of sorts came when Paul\u2019s counsellor at the time asked why he was taking pictures in a particular way. \u2018It turns out that what I was doing was searching for calm. At the time, my head was like a badly tuned radio \u2013 I wasn\u2019t really able to listen to what people were saying, but what they said hit home. When I was out taking pictures, concentrating purely on the creation of an image, my head started to unravel. You have to be completely \u201cin the moment\u201d when you take a picture. Going to a location, walking around, allowing yourself to be totally absorbed in image making, opening your eyes\u2026 The process of taking a picture is very beneficial, as it slows you down, calms you down, and your mind becomes more peaceful. When I am doing a long exposure, I have to be patient; the process is forcing me to sit and be patient and breathe. My depression still comes and goes but it\u2019s nowhere near as bad as it was.\u2019<\/p>\n

As mentioned before, the therapeutic benefits of making images aren\u2019t limited only to landscape photography. Paul recounts the story of somebody he is working with who uses photography as a way of coming to terms with childhood sexual abuse. \u2018This particular person constructs sets that tell a back story to the abuse. The images are quite disturbing but very powerful. If you go beyond just using photography as a way to make money or win competitions, it can be very helpful \u2013 you start taking pictures that resonate with you and allow you to exorcise things.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

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Paul reckons the emptiness of this image, taken in \u015eirnea, Romania, echoes the loneliness he was feeling. \u2018I liked the fact the tree has support and the fence gives it direction, too\u2019 Credit: Paul Sanders<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Keeping it simple<\/h2>\n

Paul is keen to talk more about how image-making can also be a good way to communicate how you are feeling. \u2018I found it easier to talk about the feelings behind an image and when I took it, rather than to describe how I was actually feeling in words. A picture can show a sense of isolation, confusion and loneliness. It doesn\u2019t always matter if other people don\u2019t pick up on this, however; so long as you<\/em> can see your emotions in your image, it\u2019s part of the healing process.\u2019 For Paul, it\u2019s the creation of an actual image that separates photography from other hobbies that benefit both body and mind, such as running, rambling or knitting. \u2018Jogging, cycling, etc, allow you to work things out in your head, but they don\u2019t allow you to fully visualise your emotions. Photography is also about being true to how you are really feeling when you took the picture. I used to get frustrated that I didn\u2019t shoot landscapes like Joe Cornish, for example, but this is because emotionally and mentally I was in a completely different place to Joe. For me, the world looks black and white and I can express that in images. I wouldn\u2019t necessarily phone a friend and just talk about how I am feeling, but if they ask me, I can send them an image and they \u201cget it\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n

Paul speaks convincingly about how photography has helped him, but surely being a self-employed landscape photographer and course leader these days must also raise his stress levels, given falling payment rates, increased competition, picture thievery and other hassles? \u2018It can be stressful, but three years ago I decided to dump all my commercial work, and I no longer take commissions. I stripped back life, and downsized to a small flat with a small mortgage. I have taken control of things that lead to further stress and depression. Doing what I do, my income is never going to be big, but I am not materialistic. It\u2019s good to challenge yourself. Today I am off to Kyrgyzstan to scout workshop locations and I\u2019m a bit nervous. But I know when I am out there taking pictures, the stress and depression often go.\u2019<\/p>\n

As a workshop leader, Paul also finds helping other people with their photography to be very rewarding. \u2018I get inspiration from helping others. Being able to use my experiences as a photographer is very positive, and my life now has a lot of value. I am so far removed from the time I found myself at Beachy Head, thinking of throwing myself off. I give talks, and there are so many people who come up to me afterwards. They say my journey has really touched them. Either they suffer with mental health problems, or their family or friends are suffering. I am just an ordinary guy who has had this problem, so people can relate to me.\u2019<\/p>\n

Indeed, Paul\u2019s interest in this topic has led him to run more general courses in mindfulness and photography. \u2018It\u2019s not about the technical side or having a fancy camera, as you can express yourself with a smartphone. Taking an extra 10 minutes a day to take in the sights or smells or sounds will improve how you approach the day.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

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Paul was drawn to this produce, in a box labelled \u2018ugly fruit\u2019. \u2018People are happy to give others labels and isolate them. Mental illness is very isolating.\u2019 Credit: Paul Sanders<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Small is beautiful<\/h2>\n

If wide-open landscapes helped Paul Sanders, the tiny worlds of macro photography soothed Matt Doogue, who was diagnosed with stress, depression, anxiety and acute paranoia. \u2018Although going through counselling helped me, I knew that I needed something to occupy my mind,\u2019 Matt explains. \u2018I\u2019d had a camera for a few months, but not really done anything with it; I found a great photography forum called \u2018talk photography\u2019 \u2013 aptly named, as I needed to talk and learn photography. I also began to read photography magazines, including AP, and this passion that had lay dormant started to erupt. I knew from the first day out with my camera that I felt miles better.\u2019<\/p>\n

So what was it about macro in particular that proved so therapeutic? \u2018Looking through that lens gave me an insight into a small world, a new world. A world where all my worries and stresses went away. With each shot, everything would stand still, just me and the subject in front of me. The only noise was my breath slowing as I began to focus and concentrate, composing, waiting for the right moment to capture, and then the elation of looking back at the moment I had just captured.\u2019<\/p>\n

For Matt, as with Paul Sanders, any talk of being \u2018cured\u2019 is premature. \u2018Recently I slid back into depression. It was not as bad as when I was first diagnosed, but I could feel it coming. For a while I didn\u2019t pick up the camera, and when I had free time I would sit around doing nothing. I decided to reread a blog I posted a few years back about my depression, and it made me realise that photography\u00a0was the key to getting back to my happy place. One morning, [I went] out with the camera and I felt miles better. Photography is now my go-to medicine.\u2019<\/p>\n\t\t

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For Matt Doogue, the care and attention needed to take macro shots of insects is very therapeutic \u2013 this tiny world is way beyond the immediate problems of his day. Credit: Matt Doogue<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

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The therapist\u2019s view<\/h2>\n

Simone Crowley is a certified counsellor who is a passionate believer in the therapeutic benefits of photography<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the biggest ways in which photography can help people with mental health issues, particularly those with depression and anxiety disorders?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photography makes us stop and observe for that period of time \u2013 being present in that current moment. The encouragement to focus on the here and now is facilitating mindfulness, which can be successful in stress and anxiety reduction. Photographs can also be a way of communicating. Sometimes it is difficult to verbalise or even find the words to represent how we feel. Traditional talking therapy may not be something someone with mental health issues feels able to engage with. Photographs can be a means of showing our internal world. Through exploration in a therapy session, photographs can be used to reflect on emotional wellbeing.<\/p>\n

Do you recommend photography to clients who have not done much before, or does it tend to work best for those who are already interested in photography anyway<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have worked with clients that have no previous interest in photography through to professional photographers. Each client will use the tool in a way that is comfortable to them. The therapeutic nature is in the meaning of the image to the individual and the feelings that are evoked while taking the picture.<\/p>\n

Is there a risk that clients will turn photography into another stick to beat themselves with, when they start having thoughts such as \u2018I\u2019m not good enough\u2019, \u2018I never win competitions\u2019, and so on?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like all arts, photography is subjective, so what appeals to and connects with one person may have no inspiration or value to another. I [tend to] focus away from the end result back to the here and now, and what the image means and represents to the client. It is not about the technique or quality. I am not creative at all, but have found it a very useful tool to help me reflect on my emotions for awareness.<\/p>\n

Do you think the benefit is about people expressing their feelings, or is it as much about the experience of being out in the fresh air with your camera and thinking about how to take a good picture?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I feel there is value in being outside and away from the hectic world. Many of us live in a fast-paced society where the phone is always with us, the emails [keep] coming through and social media [is only] a click away. To be able to spend some time just being is often a huge benefit. In that moment you can just be you. Not be an employee or employer, a partner or parent.<\/p>\n

Being outside and taking exercise \u2013 walking to a location \u2013 releases chemicals in your brain that help towards making you feel good. This can also help with sleep, which is often an issue when individuals are having difficulties with their emotional well-being. To then be able to focus on the felt sense and create something that is representative to the moment and to express ourselves is a further benefit. In a therapeutic relationship, we would then explore this image to explore feelings, working towards adjustment. Talking about your feelings, being heard can help you understand, feel less alone and supported. Thinking about settings and technique for those who have an interest in photography, again, could be a positive [thing]. Enjoying yourself can help with stress and can also stop you from focusing on worries for a while and effect positive changes in your mood.<\/p>\n

Any other insights?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photography allows people to express feelings on any subject through creative work rather than with speech. I have found it particularly helpful for those who feel out of touch with their feelings or when a person is having trouble discussing or remembering painful experiences. The creative part of our brain is different from that which we use when talking. It allows us to access protected and subconscious parts of ourselves, which are often where the psychological distress is originating from. So the power of the whole process of photography should not be underestimated.<\/p>\n

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Contemplate this<\/h2>\n

Even if you don\u2019t suffer from anxiety, depression or suicidal thoughts, photography can be a means to greater peace of mind and more natural self-expression. Henri Cartier-Bresson, for example, was very influenced by Zen Buddhist philosophy, particularly the \u2018one shot, one life\u2019 spirit expressed in Eugen Herrigel\u2019s Zen in the Art of Archery<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A more recent book on Buddhist-inspired approaches to image making is The Practice of Contemplative Photography<\/em> by Andy Karr and Michael Wood. It\u2019s full of exercises to help you see the world in more spontaneous and \u2018mindful\u2019 ways, without worrying too much about prescribed techniques or specialist gear. AP features editor Tracy Calder also runs mindful photography courses in the New Forest \u2013 email tracymcalder@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For support with your mental health, visit www.mind.org.uk<\/a> (England and Wales), www.samh.org.uk<\/a> (Scotland) or www.inspirewellbeing.org <\/a>(Northern Ireland). For information on how to find a counsellor, visit www.bacp.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you have found photography to be helpful with mental health issues, do get in touch. Details of Paul Sanders\u2019s workshops can be found at www.paulsanders.biz<\/a>, while Matt Doogue\u2019s Facebook page is www.facebook.com\/mattsmacro<\/a>. Also check out the section on photographer Daniel Regan on Wex Photo and Video\u2019s feature \u2018More than an image\u2019 blog \u2013 bit.ly\/wexmentalhealth<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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