CREATIVE LIFE
Journal Archive
‘If you’re passionate about something, you are more likely to step away from what’s familiar and take risks.’
Steve Parish
Posts exploring the pursuit of creative life purpose through nature connection.
Photography: The Art of Seeing Art
The Art of Seeing ArtSteve Parish on the art of seeing in photographyA reflection drawn from Module 3 of the Photography: A Pathway to Purpose Masterclass “Mastering light is a skill; seeing perspective and design is vision.Photography thrives where the two converge.”...
Creative Life: Should we go with the flow
Go with the flow?Our chosen pathwayshould reflect our heart's desire. – Steve ParishWhen I consider a project has reached expectations, I always get an endorphin rush and a "Yes!" even if it's a single image. The more clearly the work expresses my emotions in the...
About Steve Parish Digital Fine Art
The Lonely SailorAbout the Work“When my mind ceases to think of outcomes,I enter a state of play —a special place inside where true joy resides.”For more than five decades, Australian nature has shaped the way I see and create. Its wildlife, landscapes, textures,...
Creative Life: Six Ways to Find Inspiration
Creative Life:Six Ways To Find InspirationHere are six ways to inspire your creativity. Music is at the top of my list while creating, especially when post-producing on the computer; I have created many a piece to the songs of Leonard Cohen! And of course, for many of...
Creative Life: Lindy Warrell’s Word Journey
Creative Life: Lindy Warrell's Word Journey It Started Like This Steve Parish asked me to talk about how words and nature connect in my creative life, but I am shy in the shadow of his body of work, finding it difficult to know where to start. I am an...
Photography: The Art of Seizing the Moment
Photography:The Art of Seizing the MomentIntuition and spontaneity should be objectives for all creatives.- Steve ParishI am often asked, 'How many pictures did you take to get that one?' Iconic images are rare and, in my case, are rarely the primary objective during...
Creative Life: The thrill of creative collaboration
Creative Life:The Thrill Of Collaboration'If you strive to please everyone,you may find no one will be pleased.Just be sincere in finding your own styleand then celebrate it with your community.The people that matter will soon find you.'. – Steve ParishOne of the most...
Creative Life: Navigating Through The Noise
Creative Life:Navigating Through the Noise'Efforts to deepen your focus will struggle if you don't simultaneously wean your mind from a dependence on distraction.' ― Cal Newport"I can't ever find the time, so my creative life just goes around in circles, and I never...
Creative Life: Seizing Pivotal Life Moments
Creative Life:Seizing Pivotal Life MomentsPeople with creative life goals succeedbecause they know where they are going.– Steve ParishAt 79, I can look back on a life shaped by pivotal, life-changing moments. The first — and perhaps the most significant — occurred...
Connecting with the Essence of Australia
Connecting with the Essence'If we are to create images that are windows to our soul,from time to time, we need to remember to laythe camera aside and invest in "soul time".Soul time can open pathways that enhance our sensoryand interpretive skills in unique, visual...
Creative Life: Striving for Originality
Striving for OriginalityIf you strive to please everyone, you may find no one will be pleased. Just be sincere in finding your own style and then celebrate it with your community.The people that matter will soon find you. - Steve Parish We can choose to...
Creative Life: Unlocking the Creative You
Unlocking the Creative YouWe can choose to follow the paths of others.Or we can inspire our own creative pathwayand truly feel the wind beneath our wings.- Steve ParishWhile creativity is an abstract concept, after fifty-six years of making images of many styles for...
Dare to Fly
‘We can choose to follow the paths of others.
Or we can inspire our own creative life purpose and truly feel the wind beneath our wings.’
Steve Parish
