Published by Thames & Hudson, The Mindful Photographer is a gentle guide on the journey towards a slower and more mindful relationship with creativity and photography. Sophie Howarth's book presents insightful and inspiring stories but also includes practical exercises and hands-on activities. The Mindful Photographer will lead the reader to build a new, more conscious relationship with photography – and through it, with the whole world. 

The Mindful Photographer includes photographs by many of today's most significant photographers, including Saul Leiter, Rinko Kawauchi, Sally Mann, Edward Weston, Gueorgui Pinkhassov, Teju Cole, and Sarker Protick.

Your guide to mindful photography, peaceful contemplation and slow creative practice, including hands-on assignments, enlightening concepts and inspirational stories.

In a world where millions of images are shot at every moment of every day and where fast-paced environments exhaust and stifle creativity, The Mindful Photographer proposes an antidote: slowing down. Through twenty concepts as varied as ‘Confidence’, ‘Gratitude’, ‘Playfulness’ and ‘Compassion’, all combined with hands-on assignments, Sophie Howarth invites readers to reflect on their photographic practice and learn to pause, pay attention and become more at one with the world around them.