February 21, 2025. From home in Vancouver, BC.
I think the word “chaos” describes the start of 2025 pretty accurately. If you live on planet earth I’m pretty sure you also feel this way.
I’ve filtered my consumption of news to the bare minimum and it’s been incredibly helpful. I’m focusing on my photography and the things I can control.
I’m motivated by this phrase from one of the best humans of our times...
“Storms make trees take deeper roots“
- Dolly Parton
Photography
Revisiting photographs from some of the greats to get inspiration. Highly recommend you look at the work of Irving Penn and Fan Ho.
Media Diet
Listening
Podcast : Actor David Duchovny’s podcast “Fail Better” features guests discussing failure and its positive impact on life.
Also an obligatory mix of new music from up and coming indie bands and the new album from David Gray.
Reading
Still reading “Meditations for Mortals” by Oliver Burekman, one of my favourite authors. From the description:
“How would life open up if we stopped treating it as a problem to be solved?
The book offers ideas on how to tackle life challenges, like our finite time, the lure of distraction and the impossibility of doing anything perfectly.” You read one chapter a day for 4 weeks.
Watching
“Severance” on AppleTV. Didn’t think it could be weirder, it did and it’s my current obsession.
