Photography as Meditation: A Walking Photographic Practice

5 units · Undergraduate

Intermittent: 5 units This half semester studio course will explore the ways in which walking and photography intersect as a meditative practice to benefit creative work. Students will be introduced to these approaches through a series of readings, photographic prompts, lectures, and excursions. This class will consider walking in both literal and metaphoric forms. Students will use the contemplative act and slowed pace of a walk to create images of their surroundings. They will also work with walking as a conceptual approach for the examination of archives and as an aid for image editing and sequencing. A lab fee is charged for this course.