<![CDATA[See differently. Live intentionally.: See differently]]>https://journals.dandascenzo.com/s/see-differentlyhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cuUB!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fabf0001f-c8dd-4c24-86b6-a23cf6df4c8e_1280x1280.pngSee differently. Live intentionally.: See differentlyhttps://journals.dandascenzo.com/s/see-differentlySubstackMon, 20 Apr 2026 06:01:05 GMT<![CDATA[A moody essay: Clouding of consciousness.]]>https://journals.dandascenzo.com/p/a-moody-essay-clouding-of-consciousnesshttps://journals.dandascenzo.com/p/a-moody-essay-clouding-of-consciousnessSat, 04 Oct 2025 07:45:48 GMT

Welcome to Mindful Frames: The Art of Quiet Observations.
An essay of everyday’s moments from my daily long walks.

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First mist of the year. Walking through clouds that decided to visit the ground.

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]]><![CDATA[The Belgian coast in monochrome]]>https://journals.dandascenzo.com/p/the-belgian-coast-in-monochromehttps://journals.dandascenzo.com/p/the-belgian-coast-in-monochromeThu, 27 Mar 2025 11:38:57 GMTHi friends,

Today I wanted to introduce you to a mini-series format.

Knokke, Belgium.

I love to take long walks on the Belgian coast and to document them along the way.

Usually in color, but this time I decided to go for black and white, straight out of the camera (GFX100SII & X100VI) to capture people's stories.

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]]><![CDATA[Mindful Frames #1]]>https://journals.dandascenzo.com/p/mindful-frames-1https://journals.dandascenzo.com/p/mindful-frames-1Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:02:20 GMT

Welcome to Mindful Frames: The Art of Quiet Observations.
Here, nothing is about performance, but it’s about noticing more, being present, and embracing imperfections.
All pictures are straight out of the camera, not altered, nor cropped, or adjusted.
This is the essence of Wabi-Sabi photography:
A transformational photography experience to let go of the pursuit of perfection.

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I noticed the shadows of the chains of our industrial lamps against the wall.

The shadow play in the house.

A very easy way to start noticing and being more present is definitely in your home.

Start noticing the shadows and light, like I did with the chains of our industrial lamps that are projected against the wall, produced by the warm morning light.

From disco to disco…

I have a disco ball on the shelf. (and an orange mushroom lamp)
Everyone loves this disco ball. Especially Bowie, our Australian Shepherd.
It’s fascinating to notice how the light is reflected and how its colors change differently on the wall during the changing of seasons.

A bit similar to the first picture. But this time, with the flags from a birthday party.

And last but certainly not least, I noticed how the lightbulb was printed on the wall.

It’s a simple and beautiful exercise that you can do every day and throughout the whole year, observing how the shadow and light dance in your home during the four seasons.
Try it and feel free to share yours in the comments of this post. I'm looking forward to seeing them.

And if you like to join more private sessions, I’m sharing assignments and prompts regularly in the chat. Feel free to join 😌

I wish you a lovely noticing day.

Dan D’Ascenzo
Photography & Personal Development

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