Chaos and Creativity

In this episode, Kimi and Lou discuss the pitfalls of absolutism, Moby's Mishap and more.

Listen carefully to see if you can spot the Easter Egg that will win you a bottle of free Bourbon!

In the episode, Kimi and Lou discuss unrealistic expectations, and how they can be detrimental to your life, career, and well-being.

In this episode, Kimi and Lou discuss the merits of being a good observer and how this can serve you in your career as a photojournalist.

Here is the Celeste Headlee TED talk Kimi references in the episode.

Kimi is back from her European travels. In this episode, Kimi and Lou talk about traveling, uprooting your life, and the importance of making small sacrifices.


In this episode, Lou references the Abigail Disney interview on The Cut.

In this episode, Kimi and Lou talk about the downfall of talking about something you want to do before you actually do it- and why jumping the gun can actually keep you from doing anything at all.

Check out Lou's amazing short story, The Ghost of Communism.

In this special episode of Chaos and Creativity, Kimi and Lou chat with renowned agent Heather Elder about finding talent via social media, the future of the photography business and why creativity isn't just for artists.

To see some of Heather's work, visit her website.

Heather also has a super insightful blog called Notes from a Rep's Journal + has recently launched a podcast called Dear Art Producer.

In this somewhat two-subject episode Lou and Kimi return to the topic of the pitfalls of success in the modern world of socials media, as well as discussing the effect relationship drama can have on your art.

In the day and age of the internet, many young artists think the way up is by gathering hundreds of thousands of followers, no matter what they have to concede artistically.
But like everything, there's a price to pay.

In this episode of Chaos and Creativity, Lou and Kimi discuss why building an online brand is not the same as building street cred, and how doing great work is still the best currency as an artist.

Here are some of the articles mentioned in this podcast:

• Patti Smith's Advice to the Young
• The Value of Free: Part One & Part Two

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Have you ever made a mistake that was so big, you didn't think you could come back from it? 

In this episode, Kimi and Lou discuss some of the wrong turns they took in their careers and what helped them bounce back.

Lou and Kimi debate over the merits of self-help books, agree on the rules of creativity (hint: there are none) and talk about the downfall of the artist.

The meditation book Kimi talks about is called 10% Happier by Dan Harris.