Mindfulness Through Photography

Tineke invites you to come along on an introspective journey, where you will gain inspiration from her poetic musings, explore your own inner world, and translate it into visual imagery. The lessons are gentle, safe, and will allow you to take moments each day to breathe, listen to your inner voice, and express gratitude. They are designed to help you gain a deeper connection with yourself and the world around you.

This course was filmed on Vancouver Island, using the stunning natural views, quiet solitude, and cozy surroundings to cultivate emotional, physical, and spiritual health. For 30 days, you will be guided through journaling and photography practices that can be achieved while being in a relaxed, curious, creative frame of mind.

Each lesson comes with an inspiration video, a journaling opportunity, a simple photography technique that can be done with a cellphone or digital camera, and an open-ended photography prompt. The goal of this course is to let go of stress, fall in love with photography for the joy it brings, and to appreciate the beauty in the simple things around you.

Detailed critiques will not be given, as the focus is on the process of creating rather than achieving perfect results. However, there will be technical support available for anything that comes up along the way.

Think of this as self-care in a photography course! A gift you are giving to yourself - a chance to ground yourself and calm your mind with each soul-enriching practice.

When

April 25 to May 24, 2026
Support will be provided during this 30 day period, though you can complete the course at your own pace.

Where

Its all online so it can be done from anywhere you have internet. You will need to access email, our webpage, and the private facebook group.

Cost

The program fee is $200 Cdn plus gst ($210)

Your fee can be paid by sending an e-transfer to northernpersona@telus.net with the password: mindfulness

If you are outside of Canada, please get in touch for payment options. There will be NO refunds given for ANY reason so please do not register until you are sure you want to reserve a permanent space in the program.

Who can participate?

This course is open to anyone who wants to take time to appreciate nature and the present moment. Your experience level with photography doesn’t matter and you can use any type of camera (as long as you are able to create and post your image on our facebook group.) You can use a fancy schmancy professional camera, entry-level digital SLR, point and shoot, or your cellphone. Editing your images is completely welcome. You do not have to share your images with the group, but the option will be available. This is your journey!

What comes with the program?

1. Access to the private Mindfulness Through Photography community where you will connect with other groups members, learn from them, and share your work if you choose.

2. Seven mindful practices designed to inspire you to be creative in the present moment. Each lesson has an inspiration video and an instructional video, as well as samples and prompts for you to follow.

3. Guided therapeutic check-ins and technical support from the instructor throughout the 30 day duration.

Instructor

Your instructor is professional photographer, Tineke Ziemer. She has been doing photography for 29 years and teaching it for 17. She also has a diploma in Professional Counselling from Vancouver College of Counsellor training and is currently completing her Bachelor of Social Work. Tineke strongly believes in the power of creativity to heal, restore, and ignite joy. Her passion is to support others by combining therapeutic practices with artistic forms of expression.

If you wish to proceed with your registration, please fill in the form below.

Name*

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Email at which you will receive information for the program*

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Brand new (This is my first time doing anything photography related)Beginner (I've done some photography but don't understand all the technical stuff yet)Intermediate (I've done training, have some experience under my belt and feel comfortable with shooting manually.)Advanced (I've trained extensively, shoot regularly and am very confident with a wide variety of techniques)Expert (I am at a professional level and/or can teach photography techniques)

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Guidelines

1. You can complete this course at your own pace. The instructor will be giving four days per practice, but you can go slower or faster, depending on your own schedule.

2. You are encouraged to share your photos to the appropriate group album on the Mindfulness facebook page. Please share no more than 3 per practice to keep the albums from getting overwhelmed. You are welcome to share passages from your journal as a caption on your photos if you want to - there is no pressure to do so as this is a personal experience.

3. Participants are welcome and encouraged to comment on each other’s submissions.

4. If you need help during the challenge, please post to the facebook group or contact the instructor via email.

5. Anything that is shared in this group must strictly be kept confidential unless you have been given permission to share outside of the group. We are focusing on photography from a therapeutic lens, and people may share their personal stories and feelings. They must feel safe to do so. If anyone violates this guideline, they will be removed from the group immediately.

6. All links and course material is copyright Northern Persona Photography and only available to paid registrants of the course. You are not permitted to share links to course material or videos, screen shots, or allow someone else to view the content on your device.

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Agreement

I am signing up for the MINDFULNESS THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM, which runs from April 25 to May 24, 2026 and costs $210 Cdn (with gst). To reserve my spot in this program, I am paying in full and I accept that this payment is completely NON-REFUNDABLE regardless of the circumstances. I realize that the course is project-based, and that the instructor will be providing guided practices that allow me to have personal introspection through journaling and photography at my own level. I realize that I need to use facebook to participate in the group aspect of the program and if I choose to do so, I agree to learn the necessary skills required to post my photos in the correct location and participate in online activities. I realize that I may skip practices at my own discretion, choose to share or not share my photos and writing, and do the program at my own pace, but that I will receive out of it what I give to it. I have read and agree to the guidelines in the information package. I know that the instructor may share some images from the group on the Mindfulness webpages, instagram, and/or her blog at during or after the program, but I will be contacted for permission and can approve or deny the request anytime. I agree not to share any of the course material or videos with anyone outside of the course.

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