Finding Light
Reflective Writings About Finding Purpose & Healing Through Photography, Nature & Creativity
Discover Brad Carr’s Acclaimed Philosophical and Educational Creative Essays that will Help You Find a Deeper Sense of Purpose
Brad Carr
Brad Carr writes at the intersection of photography, creativity, Nature, healing, and personal transformation. Through creative, reflective essays that emerge from years of wandering Welsh woodlands, writing in the pages of his journal, and mentoring fellow creatives, he explores the inner landscapes that shape our vision—both through the camera lens and through life itself.
These reflections offer sanctuary for those seeking to deepen their creative practice, navigate artistic transitions, or discover how mindful observation and stillness become a pathway to healing and authentic expression. Each piece invites readers to slow down, look closer, and find the light that exists within both the natural world and the internal landscape.
The Universal Struggle
The universal struggle that is shared by us all, is the desire to return to this place of sanctuary, where there are no walls that prevent love from entering.
Creativity is Inner Alchemy
By creating something beautiful from the place of our deepest struggles, we disarm our most frightening demons." This is the story of how creativity became my greatest healing tool—transforming childhood trauma into art, fear into purpose, and pain into power. Sometimes our darkest caves contain the light we've been searching for.