S1 E8 - Finding ideas for your creative work

Happy 2023 friends! I’m thrilled you are enjoying The Photo Diaries and I’ve loved getting all your feedback. 

Do you struggle to find ideas? You are not alone! In this episode I provide some ideas about where to seek out inspiration and get your creative juices flowing.

Inspiration is literally all around you, all of the time and we cover:
> Visiting galleries and exhibitions
> Books and magazines
> Photography blogs
> Movies and video
> And why instagram and social media are not likely to motivate you into action

And if you need more incentive, here’s my favourite quote from Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist 

“Go make stuff. The manifesto is this: Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use-do the work you want to see done.” - Austin Kleon.

Books I recommend from my personal library you can purchase on Amazon

Annie Leibovitz At Work - https://amzn.to/3H3Y5X4
Elliot Erwitt Snaps - https://amzn.to/3W7Gstv
National Photographic Portrait Prize catalogs
Mary Ellen Mark on the Portrait and the Moment - https://amzn.to/3GCealg
The Contact Sheet by Steve Crist - https://amzn.to/3kg9vOo
Steal Like an Artist Austin Kleon - https://amzn.to/3COFSKu
Show Your Work Austin Kleon - https://amzn.to/3XewB6B
Keep Going Austin Kleon - https://amzn.to/3GHPoAb

Links

• Cressida Campbell NGA exhibition 24 Sep 2022 – 19 Feb 2023 https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/cressida-campbell/
• Centre for Contemporary Photography (Fitzroy, Victoria)  https://ccp.org.au/
• PhotoAccess (Griffith, ACT) https://www.photoaccess.org.au/
• Magnum blog https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographers
• Photo Collective https://photocollective.com.au/
• Australian Women in Photography https://www.auswip.com.au/
• British Journal of Photography https://www.1854.photography/
• HeadOn Photo Festival https://headon.org.au/
• Austin Kleon Instagram https://www.instagram.com/austinkleon/

Until next time friends!

Grace x

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