RRF and cameras as therapy ?

[dee]

I first found RFF when I was going through a lot of anxiety over ASD and Gender Dysphoria .
I was chasing FSUs and had the opportunity to buy a new Leica M8 with CV 35 / F2.8 from an inheritance.
Not to mention the saga of those Contax / Kiev hybrids built for me by ex-Arsenal Techs in Ukraine !!
I came here to learn , but also to calm some of the anxiety .
The ASD and GD persist , but I am more OK with it now .
However , reading posts about cameras and photography , adding some often OTT posts about the latest camera craze genuinely helps keep me centred , or seemingly in touch , as I don't do people and socialising .
My snapshots would not past muster at RFF , but I continue to try , and the record helps with a fragmented memory and dee ficulty with constancy and continuity .
So thanks everyone for just being there and coping with my often odd perspectives on creating the magic of photographs.
respect
dee

 

[wacky941]

I've always thought of photography as therapy, I love just looking at photographs too. Whenever my wife and I go somewhere and there are photos on the walls, thats where you'll find me, studying the photos.

 

[Godfrey]

Dee,

Creating photographs, learning and working with cameras, doing any kind of creative activity, is therapy as well as work and, occasionally, stress. Good stress: the kind that when you push through it with a creative act tends to center you and make you satisfied with your effort.

You should post some photographs. This forum isn't a competition, no one's should be rating your work or judging you. Photographs are all about what you see, what moves you, and sharing with others to seek a common experience. You might be surprised at the response.

Life is a struggle. Going through it with others by sharing can help make it more worthwhile. 🙂

onwards,
G

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