Searching the Web for "Photography as a Spiritual Practice"

I Googled "photography as a spiritual practice" and got more than 173,000 web search results! But once beyond the fourth page of results (about 40 entries) the relevance to the topic diminshes markedly.

Here's a quick summary of my superficial and semi-random survey of the entries.  When I include specific links, they are as examples, and not endorsements, judgments of worthiness, or reflections of my own views. 

I am sure there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of photographers out there who have felt the connection of their work with things bigger than themselves.  Many must feel moved in a deep interior place of their emotions when they reflect upon this connection. I'm not offering this as a review of their images or of their postings.

Sites dealiing with this topic include:

• Photographers promoting their own images (Example1)
• Workshop offerings (Example1, Example2, Example3)
• Religious practitioners (Example1, Example2)
• Retreats (Example1, Example2)

My own position is that there is a secular practice of spirituality that is not grounded in the vocabulary of religion or worship.  All artistis who create works that move others invest an energy and connectedness in their pieces that they are able to communicate to their audience. This is what artistic expression is about.

We can investigate this energy and connectedness from a spiritual perspective, and use the concepts and methods of spiritual discernment to structure this exploration.