Art or Visibility? What Actually Matters in a Creative Career - Oli Sansom
About this episode
The episode explores the balance between creating meaningful art and achieving visibility in a creative career.
What matters more in a creative career: making great art or making sure people see it? Oli Sansom is one of the most respected wedding photographers and creative minds in the world, and this conversation goes much deeper than photography. We talk about the tension between creating work that genuinely means something to you and doing the things required to get that work seen. In a world where we're constantly told to post more, build a personal brand, chase visibility and stay relevant, it's easy to forget why we started creating in the first place. Oli and I unpack where art fits into building a career, when visibility becomes important, and whether you can build a successful creative business without compromising the work you actually care about. It's a conversation about creativity, ambition, attention, identity and what it really means to build a career around your craft. If you're a photographer, filmmaker, designer, artist or any kind of creative trying to build a career without losing yourself along the way, I think you'll get a lot from this one. Welcome to the Make Your Break Podcast. 🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts & Spotify: https://www.jailong.co/podcast 🌐 Connect…
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