Photography & Wellbeing

The Photography & Wellbeing Group meet each Saturday at 12pm - alternating sessions at the Bothy with photowalks in and around Helensburgh. The group is open to all members of Jean’s Bothy and to all levels of photographer with whatever kind of camera you prefer to use. Members can send images for inclusion in the Private Members’ Gallery to kp@kathrynpolleyphotography.com.

This gallery features some of my own images from our photo walks and photography sessions because as well as running the photography group I am also a member of the Bothy. Mental health issues are not just for a chosen few, we can all be susceptible and I find the resources and company at the Bothy to be invaluable for dealing with my own experience with depression.

November 23rd, 2024. Gifts that don’t come wrapped.

Today’s a busy one. There is our usual Photography and Wellbeing Group at Jean’s Bothy, but members are also manning a stall at the annual Christmas Craft Fair at our local secondary school, and as if that weren’t enough there is the Christmas Lights Switch On in town later today. And…we have snow. So of course my head is starting to think about Christmas even though I’m convinced it’s still too early. Christmas often means presents but some of the best presents are not the ones we find under the tree wrapped in ribbons and bows. Sometimes the best presents are the people and animals we get to spend time with, the sunrises, the dewdrops, the way the light hits your windowsill, the handwritten letter in among all the junk mail, the book you’re reading, the bus which came on time…let’s start thinking about those little gifts, moments, sights, colours, textures, connections, which give us peace and joy in among all the festive bustle.

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