TEEN PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP - SUMMER

Vandeleur Walled Garden & Visitor Centre

Killimer Road, V15 E735, Kilrush, Clare, Ireland

Mary Musgrove

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Mary has spent the pass decade exploring the connection between photography and wellbeing, particularly how photography and being outdoors can help improve our physical and mental health. Previously a social and wedding photographer, covering events around the UK.Mary has studied an MA in photography using therapeutic and Mindful photography using the five main components of wellbeing: physical health, psychological health and the dimensions of social, spiritual, and intellectual wellbeing. By experiencing good physical and mental health, having a sense of purpose, being satisfied with your life and feeling fulfilled are all key indicators of high levels of wellbeing. Our wellbeing is critical to the quality of our lives and how we deal with the things that life will inevitably throw at us all. People with positive wellbeing often have greater resilience to illness, negative life events, and the plethora of problems modern life brings with it. By using photography as a tool to pause `any negative thoughts and allow skills and emotions of a child-like curiosity, wonder and achievement to come through creating feelings of wellbeing. The more we can increase our mindful 'moments' from negative to positive will allow changes in our thought patterns.​