This project is about training in photography, but also cultivating 
curiosity and gratitude for life.

Here I share unedited photos, taken in automatic or semi-automatic mode in JPEG.

I also don't arrange the scene in any way and just photograph what I see, what is already there, and what might normally seem ordinary and uninteresting to a person.

For many photographers, this may seem amateurish - not to shoot manually.
So why do it and why is it important not only for artists but also for every person?
During one photography course, I had the task of taking a picture of something ordinary around my house and capturing it from a different angle. I couldn't stop wondering what was interesting and I passed by it every day without noticing it!
This concept is called "Beginner's Mind". In other words, to have an attitude of openness, curiosity, and lack of prejudice when "studying" a subject, even if I already know the subject (thing) well and perceive it in the same way as a beginner - or a child. It is actually a concept from Zen Buddhism called Shoshin.🇰🇷
We see similar things and situations every day, and almost nothing surprises and excites us anymore. Life becomes mundane and boring.
Our brain loves novelty. That's why when we get to know new places and people, it's fascinating and fun. Unexpectedly.
If we don't deliberately look for novelty, nothing will entertain us anymore. In relationships, it is the main stumbling block-BORING.
That's why it's important to actively train this ability, try to see living and inanimate objects differently, and find beauty in the ordinary.
How to train it?
This exercise can give you a fresh new perception of the world around you and your artistic style (photo, but also other).
I encourage you to go for a walk around your house or try it on your way to work. A path you walk regularly and know very well. If you are a photographer, take a camera with you and take a picture of a scene that interests you. If you are not a photographer, or you don't have a camera or don't want to take pictures, you can just look at the scene and explore it with your eyes.
Look around and try to change your perspective, maybe walk closer to what you're interested in, tilt your camera (or head), or find a completely different object/subject in the scene you want to photograph. Experiment. Stay in one place for no more than 5 minutes.
You'll be surprised by what treasures you overlook every day and what photos you can take.
To make it even more fun, if you have a digital camera, use the "Program" mode where you can only set the ISO and the rest is up to your camera, or use fully automatic mode to give yourself room to play.
In everyday life and/or partnerships, be proactive, ask questions, invent new activities, stop and observe.
Try to go back in your mind to a time when the subject or object was unknown to you.
Try to forget what you already know and perceive only what you see now with your eyes, what you hear, and feel - be it smell or touch.
The storyteller in our head sometimes makes life more difficult for us. It can also be critical and take away all our joy - not only from creation. Try to turn it down for a while, let it chatter in the background.
Another important factor is gratitude. Ancient architects have known this for millennia, but science has already proven that the cultivation of gratitude and benevolence goes hand in hand with contentment and can bring us greater joy from creation.
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