{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"I Love Your Stories- Conversations with Artists and Creatives with Hava Gurevich","title":"Episode #19 Photographing Dreams and Memory with Susan Burnstine","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/73cdefaa\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2532,"description":"Award-winning fine art photographer Susan Burnstine joins this episode to discuss her journey from Hollywood film production to becoming a full-time artist whose haunting dreamlike photographs are created with cameras she built herself.\nIn this conversation, Susan shares how childhood night terrors and her mother’s artistic guidance shaped her creative process. She reflects on her years working in the film industry, the turning point that brought her back to photography, and the moment she first captured the aesthetic she had been searching for.\nThe discussion explores her approach to symbolism, intuition, and dream imagery in photography, the experience of building her own cameras, and the importance of creating from the heart rather than technical perfection. Susan also talks about mentoring artists, teaching creativity, and how her definition of success has changed over time.\nWebsite: http://www.susanburnstine.com/\n*Shownotes*\nGrowing up in Chicago and studying photography in high school\nBeing inspired by films shot at her school and developing an interest in visual storytelling\nEarly experience working for a professional photographer\nChoosing filmmaking and moving to Hollywood\nA personal tragedy that shifted her perspective and led her back to photography\nChildhood night terrors and using art to cope with fear\nRecreating dreams through photography as a form of healing\nDiscovering toy cameras like the Holga and learning to photograph intuitively\nThe challenge from her father that led her to build her own cameras\nDeveloping a prototype camera and capturing the first successful image\nUsing dream imagery, symbols, and metaphor in photography\nCreating photographs that allow viewers to form their own interpretation\nTeaching photography and helping artists discover their own creative voice\nWorking with students online around the world\nBuilding a career as a full-time artist for over twenty years\nPublishing monographs and exhibiting work internationally\nEmbracing...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BzVr4HUpBAARweHVFCWb1fF9reodKaJYUPicJmCMya8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMGY1/ODMyNTU0OThkYzQw/MGFlMGYwMWNmYmU5/ZjVjMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}