About this episode

Kaat Celis discusses the essential needs of a project and the importance of collaboration in photography.

I'm recording this episode from France, surrounded by my trees. After podcast recordings in Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels, I finally had some time to let everything settle. During a walk on our land, one question kept returning. What does a project actually need to move forward? In this episode, I share a conversation I recently had with a photographer who is working on a major exhibition and found himself struggling in the collaboration with several partners. The conversation eventually led us to a much bigger question. How do you look at your work? How do you look at the bigger picture? And how do you help other people understand where you're trying to go? We talk about zooming out. About seeing the larger picture. About bringing people into your vision. About collaboration. About freedom. About entrepreneurship. And about the choices you make when you're trying to build a photography practice that truly fits who you are and how you want to live. A personal episode about photography, direction, and a question that may sit underneath many projects: what does this work really need? If you're looking for more clarity in your photography, your projects or your business, take a look…

People in this episode

Host: Kaat Celis

Topics covered

• project development
• collaboration
• photography
• entrepreneurship
• personal growth

Keywords

• project needs
• collaboration
• photography practice
• entrepreneurship
• mentoring

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: photography

Places: France, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels

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