In this episode of the Perceptive Photographer podcast, I take a step back to reflect on the evolution of a photographer’s journey—your journey, my journey, and the ever-changing creative path we all walk. I share some of my own experiences that shifted my relationship with photography, and I explore the pressures that come with making images in today’s world.

Maybe you’ve felt it too—that weight of expectations, the pull of past successes or missed opportunities, or the feeling that you should be further along than you are. But what if, instead of holding onto those old benchmarks, you allowed yourself to be fully present with who you are right now? What if you gave yourself permission to take risks, to explore, to trust that growth doesn’t always look like a straight line?

This episode is an invitation for you to embrace your own creative evolution. To push beyond your comfort zone. To recognize just how far you’ve come and to step into the next phase of your artistic journey with openness and curiosity.

Let’s reflect together and keep moving forward as artists.

Don’t forget the upcoming Photoshop Creativity Summit, happening from March 23rd to 26th.