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Dear Friends, It is hard to believe tomorrow will be August already! Summer vacations and the beach for some lucky people. Let’s look for photos that make us laugh. Humor is the best medicine 🙂 This week we are spotlighting a beautiful rainbow photo taken by Amanda Seligman; may the hope she describes resonate with […]

Dear Friends, Thank you again to all who have registered on our site in the last week and again especially to those who have submitted photos. This week we have the pleasure of looking at George Munday’s photograph from his Waterford collection. George generously donated this photograph to inspire us all and so it does!

Dear Friends, Thank you again to all who have registered on our site in the last week and especially to those who have submitted photos. We really enjoy looking through all the submissions and it really makes us smile to look at the photos every morning 🙂 Instagram is up and running 🙂 Thank you

Dear Friends, Thank you again to all who have registered on our site in the last week and especially to those who have submitted photos:) Let’s talk about Hope. “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – “ Emily Dickinson. Hope is the defining characteristic of the optimist – they believe

Dear Friends, Thank you again to all who have registered on our site in the last week and especially to those who have submitted photos. We have received some wonderful images and all make us happy. So thank you. We wish you a Happy 4th of July! In the spirit of the 4th of July,

Dear Friends, Thank you again to all who have registered on our site in the last week and especially to those who have submitted photos 🙂 We love what we find beautiful and we find beautiful what we love. Beauty makes us happy – unfathomably. Life is just better when we surround ourselves with things

Dear Friends, Thank you to all who have registered on our site in the last few weeks and especially to those who have submitted photos. We have again received some wonderful images. We also have been continuing to update our site: we now have one photo – Lone Wolf – in the spotlight and we

Photographer and Psychologist Mandy Seligman has launched SeeingHappy.org – an online platform for sharing photography to promote individual well-being through art. Born amidst the gloom of a Covid-ravaged world, the illuminating idea is based on evidence that not only does turning to the positive increase hope and optimism and decrease anxiety and depression, but that

Dear Friends, Thank you again to all who have registered on our site in the last week and especially to those who have submitted photos. We have received some wonderful images and all make us happy. So thank you. We have added resources about the impact photography can have on your psychology. Read them here.

The story of SeeingHappy is the story of two passions meeting in the chaos of Covid: Photography and Positive Psychology.  Photography was always my creative outlet and this became more and more important during Covid: it was the chance to escape the worry, escape the endless battle for supplies, and escape the mounting isolation that

Dear Friends, Thank you again to all who have registered on our site in the last week and especially to those who have submitted photos. We have received some wonderful images and all make us happy. So thank you. We also have been updating our site in response to your suggestions so we hope you

Photography has always been a skill that connects us: think Ansel Adams’ iconic black and white photographs capturing the beauty of the American landscape through sharp focus and full tonal range. Think Henri Cartier-Bresson’s ability to shoot the decisive moment. Think Steve McCurry’s intimate portraits, full color and riveting. Think Michael Kenna’s minimal landscapes achieved