Artist Talk — Daniel Milnor

Episode Summary

Dan Milnor, Creative Evangelist for Blurb, is a font of insightful synergy. Enter his bustling ecosystem of creativity by listening in as he speaks to inspiration, authenticity, what makes an impactful image, and listening to your singular visual voice. He sees life and career as a long game—don’t rush the journey. 


In this conversation, Daniel discusses, among other things:

  • Respect for straight photography

  • Conceptual photography as the Wild West

  • The 3 most important things to look for in an image

  • The impact of the personal book

  • Adaptation

  • Authenticity and being true to yourself

  • The power of print

  • Cutting the noise by using the postal service

  • Building your own ecosystem—not based on algorithms 

  • Shooting in your own backyard

  • Following fascination

  • Reading as a free education

  • Visual creatives’ economic power

Artist Resources/Inspiration

Organizations

Blurb

Hello Future

Creative Collaborators

Hank Willis Thomas

Charlie Grosso

Michael Clarke

Zoe Sadokierski

Marcus Brownlee

Media

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog by Kurt K Gledhill

AG23

For What It’s Worth series  

Shifter Media Podcast 

YouTube

The Cult - Electric

Other

Fisher Space Pen

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