May: Mental Health Awareness Month, since 1949

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Believe it or not, it has been such since 1949. 

NPN is important to me, as is mental health awareness, and I wanted to share something appropriate to NPN to contribute to Mental Health Awareness Month.

Here are links to several articles about mental health and photography/nature/nature photography.

Please feel free to add any others you might find.

http://www.digitalpicturezone.com/nature-photography/mental-and-physical-benefits-of-nature-photography/

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/photography/2016/07/the-therapeutic-benefits-of-photography/

http://www.thephoblographer.com/2017/04/18/why-photography-is-a-fantastic-way-to-maintain-mental-health/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/danielle-hark/photography-mindfulness_b_2926347.html?ir=Australia

https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/photography-as-a-balm-for-mental-illness/?_r=0

http://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/mood-disorders/nature-cognitive-anxiety-depression-mood/article/448018/

Hi Barbara,

Thanks very much for sharing these posts. This is very interesting indeed.  I know from personal experience that going for a walk with one of my cameras can make me feel less isolated; I tend to have problems when I'm alone too much, which is a lot (I work mostly from home). Once I had a spiritual director who observed that photography is my way of praying. I would disagree with the writer (third link from top) who says landscape photographers are basically "documenting" what they see and not all that involved with their subject (he has obviously never dabbled in landscape photography), but otherwise there's lots of good information here.

Nancy, you're very welcome.  I've worked from home since 2001, and I most definitely know what you mean.  I hope the links have helped others, also.