A curious hobby that can work wonders for a person’s mental health during a pandemic

Whenever Dr. Curtis Cripe and NTL Group find the information they know can help people make it through these trying times, they do not hesitate to include it in their series of blogs. After all, in today’s world, with the current global health crisis, every little bit helps.

For today’s blog, Dr. Curtis Cripe shares with readers one activity that can be tremendously helpful and easy to do for anyone who owns a mobile phone – photography.

While photography has been a favorite activity of almost anybody with a smartphone, its many benefits have been overlooked, until now.

First, photography as a hobby does not require a group or a team. This keeps people practicing photography, safe, and still relatively isolated. What’s more is that, while socially isolated, people tend to take better shots of their subjects.

Another reason photography is a great activity to take on today is the state of the world itself. While going around one’s town, it will be reasonably evident almost instantly that things are different. Shooting images during this time can be enlightening and will indeed keep one’s mind active.

And speaking of keeping one’s mind active, Dr. Curtis Cripe mentions that photography forces people to use their creative juices and think of the best ways to capture the image of a subject. Having an active mind is one of the requirements of a healthy mind.

Curtis Cripe, Ph.D., is the head of research and development at the NTL Group, which specializes in the creation of neuroengineering programs for the diagnosis and treatment of various neurological disorders. For more on Dr. Cripe and his work, go to this website.