
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.

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.
Achieving Catharsis Through Nature Photography
In this essay, I reflect upon a year that has brought about many changes within myself; a year through which I have been writing a lot more that photographing, and uncovering a much deeper sense of purpose for my art.
Finding Home in Wales
In this blog post, I reflect upon the events that led me to a life of creativity here in Wales…
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…

The Best of 2021: My Year in Photographs
Photos and short stories from some memorable photography trips. An entire years worth of photographs broken down into 7 categories.
A Year Amongst Trees
Thoughts and reflections from a year exploring and photographing UK woodland.
How Lockdown Project in Welshpool Changed My Photography for the Better
Part one of my local area photography projects that I adopted through the lockdowns here in Welshpool, Mid Wales.