British photographer and environmental storyteller Nick Brandt joins the show for a raw, expansive conversation on art, climate collapse, sentience, and the role of photography in an age defined by distraction and decline. Across projects such as Inherit the Dust, This Empty World, The Day May Break, and his latest chapter The Echo of Our Voices, Brandt builds constructed realities that merge portraiture, environmental narrative, and human resilience. This conversation moves through philosophy, ethics, creative fear, the collapse of attention, and the emotional cost of a lifetime spent documenting loss.

We discuss:

• Nick's core philosophy.
• Why the project 'The Day May Break' exists.
• How historical worldviews shaped modern cruelty.
• Climate change as human injustice.
• The tension between beauty and devastation.
• The conceptual and emotional logic behind 'The Echo of Our Voices'.
• The collapsing photobook and print ecosystem.
• AI as an existential threat.
• Why Nick refuses to create purely for audiences.
• The impact of social media on photography as a whole.
• Medium format film vs digital.
• Advice for emerging photographers.

Follow Nick and his incredible work:
Website: www.nickbrandt.com
Instagram: @nickbrandtphotography

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