Aflevering #232 Eng - Why Stopping Is Part Of Serious Creative Work

In this episode, I’m recording from a remote estancia in Patagonia, Argentina, a place where distance is real, infrastructure is minimal, and the internet disappears whenever the wind decides so. There is no backup connection, no quick fix, no way to keep pushing when things stop. That’s where this episode begins. I talk about what happens when you’re forced to pause. Not as a luxury, not as a retreat, but as a working condition. About the discomfort of not knowing what the next step is. About how quickly we try to fill that space with activity, decisions, and output and why that often works against clarity. I connect this experience directly to what I see in photographers I mentor: the tendency to push harder precisely at the moment when ideas need time, not pressure. Why slowing down is not the same as doing nothing. And why focus doesn’t come from adding more, but from removing what doesn’t belong. This episode is about learning when to stop interfering with your own process and trusting that direction emerges from attention, not urgency. This is also the thinking behind the upcoming online masterclass I’m hosting with Lars Lindemann, former Director of Photography at GEO Magazine and now curator, mentor, and visual strategy consultant. In the masterclass, we address a central question: If editorial photography is changing, how do photographers still create meaningful impact without losing integrity? It’s not about trends or shortcuts. It’s about focus, positioning, and making deliberate choices in a fragmented visual landscape. ?? February 12th, 3:00 PM CET ?? You’ll find the registration link here. This episode — and this masterclass — are an invitation to slow down, think clearly, and work with intention.