Show Your Work!
“In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities,” said Zen monk Shunryu Suzuki. “In the expert’s mind, there are few.”
If you take photos, you’re not an “aspiring” photographer, and you’re not an “amazing” photographer, either. You’re a photographer. Don’t get cute. Don’t brag. Just state the facts.
“Whatever we say, we’re always talking about ourselves.”
“The impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you. You open your safe and find ashes.”
“Part of the act of creating is in discovering your own kind. They are everywhere. But don’t look for them in the wrong places.”
“If someone took a dump in your living room, you wouldn’t let it sit there, would you?” Nasty comments are the same—they should be scooped up and thrown in the trash.
“Compulsive avoidance of embarrassment is a form of suicide.”
The cat sat on a mat’ is not a story. ‘The cat sat on the dog’s mat’ is a story.
Sometimes when people hate something about your work, it’s fun to push that element even further. To make something they’d hate even more. Having your work hated by certain people is a badge of honor.
your work is something you do, not who you are.
When you put your work out into the world, you have to be ready for the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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