In this workshop we will endeavor to enter the zone of deep seeing firsthand - the continuum of spacious creativity - and within that learn how to look. This most essential aspect of photography is seldom addressed. Instead of using photography as a means to grasp at appearances and show off technical skills, we will learn how to slow down, enter the present moment, and offer pictures as the expressions of our integration of clear awareness and everyday life. This engagement with receptivity and giving will be supported by calm abiding meditation, coming into an understanding of all appearances as light, and picturing the unnoticed - the beauty of modest, unconventional, anonymous and ephemeral subject matter. We will use our cameras, from cell phone to Hasselblad, to explore with a fresh sense of adventure and perspective. All are welcome.

Ed Heckerman teaches meditation at Yeshe Nyingpo in Santa Monica, California. He is a retired photography professor and an active artist. For a selection of his work and writings visit: edheckerman.com.