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Tear Gas & Pixels - What protest photography teaches us about truth, power, and not looking away.
Episode 13
This episode wasn’t planned.
But with federal troops deployed in Los Angeles, students arrested, immigrants targeted, and journalists silenced — it fe…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Revolt - Why Your Creative Rebellion is Failing
Episode 12
At some point, every artist has to choose:
Keep making work that gets likes.
Or make work that actually says something.
This is an episode about the qui…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Silence - When the work goes quiet, what is it trying to say?
Episode 11
This week, I throw out the episode I was planning and respond to an email from Carri, a baby photographer from Michigan, whose words hit like a punch…
1 year, 3 months ago
Stinky Dead Mouse - Why most portfolios all look the same, and how to stop being everyone else.
Episode 10
You ever clean your entire house and still smell something rotting?
This episode is about that. Except the smell is coming from your portfolio.
In Epis…
1 year, 3 months ago
Pillow Talk - The emotional and economic toll of creative work.
Episode 9
Some nights, what keeps you up isn't anxiety, it’s the quiet ache of misalignment. In this episode, we dive into the emotional and economic toll of …
1 year, 3 months ago
Copy Machine - On Imitation, Identity, and Making Work That’s Actually Yours
Episode 8
We all start by imitating. That’s human. But somewhere along the line, many of us stopped making work we love — and started making work that just loo…
1 year, 3 months ago
My Friend Hue - Seeing Color as Emotion, Language, and Power
Episode 7
this episode is a love letter to color. Not just as an aesthetic choice—but as psychology, science, culture, and storytelling.
We start with a fiction…
1 year, 4 months ago
Dim, Not Done - Burnout, Breakdown, and the Slow Road Back
Episode 6
This one’s personal.
In this episode, Patrick shares the story of a full-blown burnout that ended behind a dumpster — and why it didn’t start there. W…
1 year, 4 months ago
Still Here - Why Resilience Is a Creative Act
Episode 5
This week’s episode isn’t about trends, trolls, or gear. It’s about something quieter — the part of you that refuses to give up, even when the work f…
1 year, 4 months ago
No Secret Sauce: Just Show Up (How Careers Are Actually Built)
Episode 4
You’re not missing a magic lens. There’s no course, preset pack, or algorithm trick that’s secretly holding you back. The truth is less glamorous — b…
1 year, 4 months ago