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The Perceptive Photographer
Welcome to The Perceptive Photographer, the podcast where we explore the art, craft, and creative stories behind the lens. Hosted by Daniel Gregory, each episode takes a deep dive into the fascinating world of photography, where we chat about everything from inspiration and history to the personal j...
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Playing a good mind game with our work
This week, I explore a positive “mind game” you can play in your photography that can inspire you to see your work differently. These mental strategie...
Thinking about entry points
In episode 574 of The Perceptive Photographer, I dig into the idea of the emotional “entry points” that invite viewers into a photograph.
This i...
In conversation with Jenny Hansen Das
In this episode of The Perceptive Photographer, I sit down with Jenny Hansen Das a great friend and Seattle-based fine art photographer whose work has...
Exploring meaning from John Berger’s essay “Understanding a Photograph”
Hey there! I hope you are having a great week. In this week’s podcast, I wanted to talk about some of the things that came up for me when I revisited...
When Meaning Splits: Navigating Disagreement in Photographic Critique
In the start of our 11th year, episode 572 of The Perceptive Photographer, I dive back into a often discussed topic that every photographer eventually...
Composition as Personal Expression and Growth
I hope you are having a great week and thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the Perceptive Photographer. The just happens to be episode 571 a...
Is an audience required for meaning, or just for momentum?
In Episode 570 of The Perceptive Photographer, I found myself circling a couple of questions: Is an audience required for meaning, or just for momentu...
Moments that make us stop
When was the last time a photograph or moment behind the camera lens truly made you stop and catch your breath? Not just a quick “oh, that’s nice,” bu...
Photographing for Ourselves vs. Seeking Validation
In this week’s episode, Episode 568 of The Perceptive Photographer, I spend some time reflecting on a tension many photographers experience, whether w...
Why two photographers never see the same scene: myth of objectivity
In this episode of The Perceptive Photographer, I’m exploring why photography is never truly objective. I mean, why is it that two photographers stand...
Relational vs. Transitional Viewing
In this episode, I begin by asking photographers to consider not what a photograph shows, but how it is encountered. I frame the conversation around t...
In Conversation with Rachel Demy
I am so excited for this episode of In Conversation, where the amazing Rachel Demy joins me to discuss the periphery in photography. I have known Rach...
Why your best work might feel boring to you
As we start a new year, I want to talk about a feeling that almost never gets discussed openly, even though nearly all of us experience it. That momen...
The Danger of Consistency
In Episode 564 of the podcast, I’m thinking through an idea that comes up often in photography but is rarely examined closely: consistency. We tend to...
When the Photograph Stops Explaining: Seeing Without Searching
In this episode of the podcast (episode 563), I want to first say Happy Solstice and how nice it is to start getting those longer days. I discuss the...
Not Every Good Photograph Needs to Be Shared
In this episode of the podcast, I dig into an idea that feels increasingly important in a culture built around constant sharing. Not every good photog...
Books for the giving season
In this episode of The Perceptive Photographer, I talk about book ideas for the holiday season, especially for photographers and creative folks. Thank...
Working With What the Photograph Wants
In this episode of the podcast, I explore the notion of what it means for a photograph to be something it wants versus something I like. We all spend...
Interpretation and translation
this episode of the podcast we dig into the idea of editing as translation. I have been thinking a lot about what really happens once the shutter is p...
What it means to share your work
Photography has always lived in that strange space between solitude and connection. This week on The Perceptive Photographer, we are exploring the del...
The Importance of Intention and Emotional Connection in Photography
As photographers, it is easy to get caught up in the technical parts of our craft: camera settings, lenses, editing workflows, and all the details tha...
Burnout verse rest
In this week’s podcast, we talk about burnout verse resting. Creative burnout and creative rest may look similar on the surface, but they come from ve...
Magic in the mundane
In this magical episode, cause it has 555 as the episode number, we are looking at the everyday of life, because in photography, it is easy to fall fo...
Seasons of Light
As the days get shorter, I find myself paying more attention to how light changes this time of year. The low angle of the sun, the long shadows, and t...
Thoughts on Creative Momentum
In this episode, I wanted to slow down and reflect on five essential but straightforward ideas that can help keep your creative life moving forward. S...
Learning to Trust Your Eye
In this episode of the Perceptive Photographer podcast, I discuss what it truly means to trust your eye as a photographer. It is a similar concept to...
In Conversation: single images verse projects
In this week’s episode of The Perceptive Photographer Podcast In conversation series, I sit down with my good friend Ken Carlson again to talk about s...
What I don’t know may mean more than what I do know
In Episode 551 of The Perceptive Photographer, I share how what I don’t know often means more than what I do. The pressure to know exactly what belong...
The role of quiet or silence in our photographic practice
In this episode of the Perceptive Photographer podcast, I explore the idea of silence or being quiet as an essential part of our photographic practice...
Are You Measuring the Right Things in Your Photography?
When it comes to growth in photography, it’s easy to get caught up in the wrong metrics. It coudl be likes, followers, number of frames, new gear or w...
Which story telling structure do you use in your photography?
In this episode of the podcast, I got to dig a little into how much we hear about the importance of telling a story through photography. As I was thin...
How spicy can you handle?
For episode 547, I’ve been thinking a lot about how we keep our photography both exciting and sustainable. Too often, we either make things so easy th...
Storytelling Through Images
In this episode of the podcast, we dig into storytelling with multiple images. Think about the last time you looked through a photobook or exhibition....
An arrow in the quiver
In photography, there are the skills you know you need, and then there are the skills you don’t think you’ll ever use. In episode 545 of the podcast,...
What you see and what you photograph
If you are like me, you know the frustration of returning from a day out wtih the camera to find that the images do not match the magic of the moment....
Finding Meaning Beyond Description
If you’ve ever looked at one of your photos and wondered, “What does this mean?”—you’re not alone. In episode 543 of The Perceptive Photographer, I du...
In Conversation with Ken Carlson on Roland Barthes Death of the Author
‘If I put something out there that is truly meaningful to me, that truly engages with me, I want to be understood.’
If you’ve ever shared a phot...
No title means you don’t know this week’s topic
In episode 542, I explored a topic that I have discussed on more than one occasion. While it’s easy to skip over naming your work—maybe leaving images...
Embracing Imperfection and Authenticity in Photography
In episode 541 of the podcast, I dig into something that’s been a swirl of ideas, conversations and reactions from different things over the past few...
In Conversation with Ken Carlson on Composition in Photography
Composition comes up all the time in photography conversations—and honestly, it’s one of those topics that can be both helpful and frustrating. Like a...