03/01/2026
To photograph is to touch.
I had a teacher who once told me,
"To photograph someone else is almost like making love to them."
It sounds radical, I know. But think about it…
To truly see another person...
To drop your defenses and let their reality enter your lens...
To hold a space so safe that they allow themselves to be seen without armor...
That is an act of profound intimacy.
This is the essence of The Kind Gaze™.
It draws from the wisdom of Miksang (The Good Eye) and contemplative photography.
We don't "shoot" a subject. We don't "capture" a moment. We meet. It is a dialogue without words. A dance of trust. It is that split second where the eye, the heart, and the other become one.
For five days in Portugal, we will practice this kind of meeting.
Not to take "good photos." But to relearn how to love the world through our eyes.
This immersion is not for photographers chasing images.
It is for people who are willing to be touched by what they see.
It asks for presence. For slowness. For a willingness to meet yourself without hiding behind the camera.
If photography has always been, for you, a way to feel closer to life, this work will feel familiar and unsettling, in the best possible way.
Falling in Love with Life Again
The Kind Gaze™ Immersion
April 18–22, 2026 | Algarve, Portugal
Read the details slowly
You will feel if this meeting is calling you.