Before You Begin
This exercise is not about making better choices.
It is about noticing how quickly judgment appears.
You don’t need to find something beautiful.
You don’t need to avoid what feels ordinary.
Choose a place where there are many possible things to photograph.
Then pause.
The Exercise
Begin by looking around the space in front of you.
Notice how your attention starts sorting things immediately.
Interesting.
Boring.
Worth photographing.
Not worth it.
For this exercise, don’t follow that sorting.
Instead, photograph without choosing.
If something is there, it is allowed.
If something feels unimportant, it is allowed.
Take a photo without deciding if it is good.
If you feel resistance, notice it.
If you feel doubt, stay with it.
If you take more than one photo, do so slowly.
Without comparing.
Without selecting a favorite.
Then stop.
What This Is Really About
This exercise is not about removing taste or intention.
It is about suspending judgment for a moment.
It trains openness before evaluation.
Seeing before deciding.
Letting things exist without immediately naming them.
When You’re Done
You don’t need to keep the photos.
You don’t need to review them right away.
Notice how it felt to photograph without choosing.
Did anything change when judgment was paused?
You can repeat this exercise.
Or you can leave it unfinished.
Either is fine.