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What I Learned From An Experiment in Creative Living

You have certainly heard this from me before, but the more I think about it, study it, and live it, the more I can say definitively that the photographic snapshot has quietly emerged as one of our culture’s–if not the world’s–most unsung creative heroes. (Here’s some deeper explanation.)

This little film is an exploration and summary of some thoughts and personal experiences, having just recently carved out a month to live with the snapshot top of mind via the Dasein: Invitation to Hang installation during my month-long artist in residency at the Ace Hotel NYC.

While this story is quite a personal one, I hope it carries a collective meaning back to you and your life. For the film’s simple aim is to make a case that a more creative life–through whatever mechanism you can use to break your life out of routine and for however much time you can allot–is one more worth living.

Thanks and love.

[much gratitude to my entire crew, especially erik hecht for all the effort on this work] [UPDATE: if you’re a gear/techie head and want to see how this short film was shot, using what gear/techniques, check out this post here.]

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What I Learned From An Experiment in Creative Living

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  1. Valentine says:
    February 16, 2015 at 4:17 pm

    Stephen: I’m interested in your Letters in the Mail subscription. I’m a high college English teacher, and i believed this could possibly be a great way to have my students to write responding for the letters. Even so, I have to be certain that the topics of your letters are going to be appropriate for my students 9, 10, and 11th graders. Will you please comment on what the topics will be in general? Thank you.

  2. Jim Shaw says:
    February 5, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    I am listening to you right now and find myself wishing I could unscramble My creative mind enough to make sense of what I see and how I feel and then press the button. Thanks for these moments you bring to all of us . Jim

  3. Beverley Merone says:
    September 22, 2014 at 11:21 am

    A great book to win.

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