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Ep30 - Klaus Axelsen: Finding Relief From Panic Attacks Through Photography and Nature
Photographic Connections
Join Kim as she speaks with Norwegian photographer Klaus Axelsen. Klaus is a landscape photographer who loves creating calming images of nature. He shares how reconnecting with nature and discovering photography gave him relief from stress and panic attacks and how he adopts a mindful approach to creating his images.
Topics Covered
- Journey into photography
- Reconnecting with nature
- How photography helped him through stress
- Experiencing panic attacks
- Being calmed down by photography and nature
- Being introduced to mindfulness and meditation
- How photography helped him connect with mindfulness
- Experiencing a connection to nature
- Why he photographs nature and landscapes
- Having a connection to nature in childhood
- Rediscovering himself through nature
- How photography and nature had a positive impact on the rest of his life
- His photographic process
- How his approach differs between local locations and travel
- Slowing down and getting to know a location
- What speaks to him the most in nature
- How our photographic process changes over time
- Putting emotion and feeling into his images
- His love for minimal photography
- How simple images can really speak to us
- Evolving as a photographer
- Creating images with a sense of calm
- Enjoying photography projects
- His vision for his photography work
- How going new places can give us inspiration
Connect with Klaus:
Website: https://www.kaxelsenfoto.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klausaxelsenphoto
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