I always worry about mental blocks in my creative practice, and I'm sure many of you can relate! Studying the city, observing all the details, but seeing nothing in a space filled with stories is a bit of a challenge, isn't it? It comes and goes, and thankfully I've learned to deal with it. How long it lasts varies, but this current phase is approaching 1.5 years. I do sometimes manage to capture a photo worthy of paper, but then I find myself back in the city, camera strapped to my back, seeing nothing.
It's so lovely to share that during this current phase, there is one place within a radius of no more than 150 metres that has acted as an oasis for my creative practice. It's also becoming like a second studio in my life, where the only studio I've ever known was in Montreal. But when I leave the Radium, the drought returns. One thing I learned rather late in my career, but that's really important to me, is to capture the stories of the everyday. The verb of photographing is just the tip of the iceberg – there's a lot more to it than that!
I bet you're wondering what this second studio is. Well, it could be anywhere or anything! It's been on my mind for a very long time, and I'm so excited to share it with you now.
I always worry about mental blocks in my creative practice, and I'm sure many of you can relate! Studying the city, observing all the details, but seeing nothing in a space filled with stories is a bit of a challenge, isn't it? It comes and goes, and thankfully I've learned to deal with it. How long it lasts varies, but this current phase is approaching 1.5 years. I do sometimes manage to capture a photo worthy of paper, but then I find myself back in the city, camera strapped to my back, seeing nothing.
It's so lovely to share that during this current phase, there is one place within a radius of no more than 150 metres that has acted as an oasis for my creative practice. It's also becoming like a second studio in my life, where the only studio I've ever known was in Montreal. But when I leave the Radium, the drought returns. One thing I learned rather late in my career, but that's really important to me, is to capture the stories of the everyday. The verb of photographing is just the tip of the iceberg – there's a lot more to it than that!
I bet you're wondering what this second studio is. Well, it could be anywhere or anything! It's been on my mind for a very long time, and I'm so excited to share it with you now.