Does Photography Really Reduce Anxiety?
Do you ever feel the urge to make sure that you get some good pictures everywhere you go? Believe it or not, this urge is no mere coincidence. Whether it is the simple act of pulling out your smartphone and taking photos with your friends on the weekend to post on Instagram, or bringing a high end digital camera on a vacation with beautiful views, or even building a pinhole camera out of a red pepper (I witnessed the creation of this camera first-hand!), you are subconsciously satisfying your mind and reducing anxiety while doing any of these different forms of photography! Red pepper pinhole camera - created by Huarui Zhang. While it has become widely known that social media is addicting , this fact is often accompanied with a negative connotation. Unfortunately, many people miss that there is much more to the story. There is a major upside to the use of social media, and the desire to record your life through these platforms. When certain addictions are tamed and honed into healthy h...