When all you see is the same old thing… what do you photograph?

The first lockdown was actually a bit of a relief for me. I was reaching burn out with work and kids going a million places, planning a house move, keeping things going. I was desperate for a break. And the weather was perfect. We slept in and the kids ran wild.

And then, we moved.

And then.

January.

Lockdown.

Darkness.

Mental Fog.

No motivation.

No creativity.

I started to ask myself this very important question:

How can I be creative when nothing inspires me?

And this is what came to me.

• Ask yourself why. Why do you need to be creative?

• Get some sleep.

• Look for new light.

• Hand the camera to a child and follow them. What do they take pictures of?

• Get very very close

• Get very very far

• Set the camera where you can see it

• Journal about what is important to you? What’s hard? What’s easy? What do you hate? What do you love. Take a picture for each thing.

• Go for a walk.

• Look at art, listen to music, read a book - feed your soul.

• Sit in the quiet for 30 minutes and let your mind wander.

• Finally, just do it. Just pick up the camera and take a picture of something, anything. No judgement and no agenda. No need to keep what you take. Just start clicking.

• Then rest again.

And so these are the images that I took. Not all good. But enough.

And right now, enough is perfect.