Miksang Photography

Miksang photography is based on shambalana, a form of tibetan buddhism. Contemplative photography focusing mostly on simple object or views but always trying to show something that is hiding through photography. For a better explanation please check this website: http://www.miksang.com/miksang.html
As they use simple photos and are good for illustration, do not hesitate to check it out. Miksang works a lot with composition, if you need to improve your skill in this area, then you can look at these links below:

More Miksang Photos:
Miksang.org
Miksang on Flickr


Some examples:


Alice Haspray. Swimming Pool


Alice Haspray. Two boats


John McQuade


Carell Doerrbecker


Alice Yang

Time photo Essays, great stories, great pictures...

Time magazine offers a huge collection of photo-essays on various themes, it can offers you a huge range of subject and is an inspiration for many young photographers interested by photojournalism. Check it out:
http://www.time.com/time/photoessays

Challenge yourself!

A simple website to create random assignments:
Press the button and you will get a brief:
A subject + A lens + Lighting condtion...
Just give a try: http://viljo.marrandi.ee/inspiration.html

Lost in Flickr

Flickr is a famous photo host for your hi5, facebook and myspace, but it is also a great space for watching amateur photographs, just have a look there, especially at the section "explore":
Check it out!
http://www.flickr.com/explore/