Photography and self-knowledge
Have you ever thought about how you are? Who are you? If you are where you want to be? Typically, we don’t reflect on how we are, what makes us happy or brightens our days, unless something breaks our stability.
Psychologist and teacher.With over two decades of expertise, Amparo studies and supports individuals who use photography to enhance their creativity and facilitate their personal growth. Through her work over the years, she has provided valuable information via articles, masterclasses, and courses covering topics that intersect photography and psychology and embarked on personal photography projects. In collaboration with Javier Sancho Boils, she has created ANDANAfoto. Since 2015, they have offered photography workshops with various organizations and platforms.She is the author of the books “Fotografía para crecer. Guía práctica para enseñar fotografía en la infancia y adolescencia (Photography to Grow: A Practical Guide for Teaching Photography to Children and Adolescents)” and “Descubre la fotografía. Mirar, crear y disfrutar desde la infancia (Discover Photography: Look, Enjoy, and Create from your Childhood)”.
Looking to Remember. Photography and Memory.
The evocative power of images has been widely studied. Through them, forgotten memories and stories, which are part of both individual and collective memory, can be verbalized and even reclaimed from oblivion. In this sense, the photographic image is an effective tool for promoting historical discourse and preserving personal memory.
Support Your Son or Daughter on Their Instagram Journey
In this image-driven culture, it is no surprise to find tweens and teens with Instagram accounts filled with hundreds of images and thousands of followers. Instagram is used for chatting, exchanging information, sharing photos, showcasing personal life, posting inspiring quotes, and building self-image, which is why it is a favorite among young people.
How to Use Neuroeducation to Teach Photography
As a method or instrument of artistic expression, photography holds all the necessary characteristics to make us more cognitively and creatively effective.
Jo Spence, the origin of therapeutic photography
It was a great find. Few books speak so clearly about the processes of therapeutic photography and the use of photography in personal spaces and social intervention.
Emotion, Creativity, And Photographic Expression
Photographic expression is a communicative process between the photographer and the viewer, but it is also a language between the person who takes the photograph and what is being observed.
Collections for Memory
But why do humans obsess over documenting in serial form?
Photography Project: Design a New Way of Looking at The City
Design your own cartography and include the elements in your city that you would represent but are not shown on the official map.
Photography to Grow
In Photography to Grow, you’ll find all the tools you need to run a creative photography workshop for children and teens: theory, practical content, inspiration, and activities.
Cognitive Friction to Help Your Gaze Grow
Perception is the cognitive process through which we receive information and form an image of reality. When we perceive a photograph, we go through two phases: reception and interpretation.