The Practice of Contemplative Photography by Andy Karr and Michael Wood describes how to fully connect with the visual richness of ordinary, daily experience. Photography is not just a mechanical process; it requires learning how to see.

Filled with practical exercises, photographic assignments, and techniques for working with texture, light, and color, this book offers a system of training that draws on both Buddhist mindfulness practice and the insights of master photographers such as Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston, and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Andy Karr is a long-time student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, and other Buddhist masters. He is a teacher, writer, photographer, and the Finance Director of the Shambhala Sun Foundation.