brick and glass

"Thus mindfulness is also about being aware of and appreciating the ordinary, of being open to the beauty and insights in the commonplace. As photographer/painter Ben Shahn said, it is 'finding the extraordinary in the ordinary.'"

Howard Zehr

"To me, photography is an art of observation. It is about finding something interesting in an ordinary place...I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."

Elliott Erwitt