About this week's episode

In this episode, join me and my guest Rachel Demi as we talk about the idea of the periphery in photography. Not only what’s just outside the frame, both visually and emotionally, but what else sits in our periphery. Rachel shares how her experiences, including night walks and struggles with addiction, shaped her work and her view on intuition, imperfection, and creative pauses. We discuss how meaning often comes from the edges, not just the center, and how embracing uncertainty and receptivity can lead to deeper artistic connections. It’s a conversation about seeing, feeling, and trusting what’s not always in focus.

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