What happens when you widen the aperture?

Over the past year I found myself thinking a lot about attention, awe, creativity, and how we live well when certainty is unavailable.

Those reflections came together through consulting work, photography, public talks, workshops, and a series of unexpected connections that grew out of curiosity rather than planning.

They eventually became a longer essay, Widening the Aperture, which explores what it means to widen the frame rather than narrow it, to let in more light, and to remain open to perspective even when outcomes are unclear.

You can read the full essay on Substack here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/chrismckeown70/p/widening-the-aperture