Love and respect

These days most of the time is spent giving consults.
Meeting photographers one by one in the gallery where currently is the sequence exhibition.

They come with a portfolio under their arms.
Always in time and always in a good mood.

For them it is important to show their work and to talk about their situation.
They expect it may bring them something positive.

The consultation is for one hour and most of that time the visiting photographer is talking.
Once in a while a strategic question is asked, but the floor is for the person completely.

What is most amazing is that these persons that have booked a consultation have questions.
Questions about their work, about their career and about their lives.
And the stunning thing is that they also know the answers to those vital questions.
The questions are connected to the answers but somehow only the questions are in their consciousness.
The answers are refusing to be accessible.
But they do enter the consciousness if another person is simple prepared to listen.
Prepared to be like a mirror.
To guide with very few but essential suggestions the person from the question to the answer.

It is a simple truth that if a person has an important existential question, an answer offered by somebody else, is ineffective.
It will not easily satisfy and end the question.
But the answer that is found within oneself, will make a person feel like having found the answer and therefore become able to proceed in life.

One of the important things, when giving consultations, is to learn that when a person comes and has all these questions, not to give any answers.
Very often the questions are well known and the answers easy and immediately available.
But giving these answers is damaging the one asking the questions.
With this approach the opportunity to find the truth oneself is sabotaged.

Even during a consultation questions may arise of which, in spite of assistance and guiding, the answers, often very obvious, are not found.
Even then it is better not to present the answers.
Because a truth can only become effective and complete when the person is ready to face and accept it.

It is in fact an extraordinary situation.
People come with their portfolio to look for expertise.
And this they find: within themselves.



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Opening knowing

One of the exciting activities of these days is organizing an event, together with the expert Queen of Dreams, that will take place during the upcoming exhibition at the Lux Photo Gallery in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

These days an exhibition always comes surrounded by activities.
Lectures, workshops, interviews: anything that promotes and connects to the exhibition is explored.

One of the things that is going to happen are private consults.
Taking place in the gallery where on the walls the work is exhibited.

There are two groups of people that can book a consult.

The first group are photography students that are finishing about this time their studies.
Who are starting to work as a professional or autonomous photographer.
In a market that has many professional photographers already and very little openings for good jobs and assignments.
Hence, it makes sense to talk with an experienced photographer who is in the business for many years.
To show the portfolio with photographs and explain the business plan.
To answer questions to find within oneself adequate and effective answers.

The second group are photographers that are working on their images for some time.
But who are feeling that they don't know how to progress.
Who might feel stuck.
Like having turned into a dead end street.
How to get out of that deadlock?
How to find new enthusiasm and élan?
How to have pure happiness again in photography?
Also for these photographers it makes a lot of sense to book a consult, show a portfolio of images and talk about their situation.
To obtain a better realization of the current situation to start seeing new ways to take with new optimism.

These days a publicity campaign is going on to inform photographers that consults are soon available.
These photographers can apply now and make a reservation.
Quite a lot already have been responding and the schedule will be complete with bookings soon.

There is an important and unique aspect to these consults.
The financial one.
Basically, the consult is for free.
Participants are requested to pay € 25 ($ 30) but that is to cover the administration costs.
The consult, that takes one hour, is for free.
The consultant is not making money.
To the contrary: the time, energy and expertise is made available as a gift.
Why is this?
It is because it is believed that a truly sincere and total honest assistance, counseling and guidance cannot have a financial involvement.
If it would be for the money, too many awkward aspects would possibly start to play a role.
Like the consultant trying to have the consult take as many hours as possible for maximum financial profit.
But also it has a strong positive psychological effect on the participant: every advice given is disconnected from any interest.
It is coming from generosity and therefore already appreciated for that reason.
It makes the participant open.
And allows absorbing the expertise deeply: where it is effective.

The consultant trusts life and has no hesitation to work sometimes for free.
To give is beautiful and beyond finances.

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For more information about the Lux Photo Gallery, click on:
http://www.luxphotogallery.com/



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