
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.
Photographing the Spirit within Trees
‘But this isn’t just a tree. It’s a spirit! How do you photograph a spirit?’
I do my best to answer this fascinating question that was posed to me recently…
How My Love of Woodland Photography was Born
In this entry, I dig down to my roots to learn about why I enjoy woodland photography so much…
Diary of a Landscape Photographer | Entry 6
Just some spontaneous thoughts noted down today…
Winter Woodland Photography in Mid Wales
A recent series of winter woodland photographs that I submitted to feature in the Welsh Country Magazine.
Diary of a Landscape Photographer | Entry 3
Are you interested to know what I’ve been up to for the last month since I quit my full time job?
I’ve compiled a full months worth of landscape photography in this post.