{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Terrible Creative","title":"The Silence - When the work goes quiet, what is it trying to say?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1667,"description":"This week, I throw out the episode I was planning and respond to an email from Carri, a baby photographer from Michigan, whose words hit like a punch in the face. We’re talking about a different kind of burnout. Not from hustle, but from creative absence. From stillness. From not getting to do the thing you love.\n\nThis is for the photographers, and all creatives, who feel the slow ache when the work dries up, and the silence gets loud. If you’ve ever questioned your worth when the gigs disappeared, this one’s for you.\n\nThis Week’s Light Leak: “The Work I Would Love to Make”\nFind one image, anywhere (Pinterest, a book, a magazine, Instagram), that captures the kind of work you wish you were making if you had no restraints. No budget. No client. No algorithm to please.\nThen describe it. Not visually, use words. Mood, tone, feeling, intention.\nThe goal isn’t to recreate the image. It’s to tap into the honesty of what you want to say through your work—whether that scares you or not.\nThis is where we begin.\n\nSubscribe to Field Notes\nThe podcast is the campfire, Field Notes is what you take home. Field Notes is the weekly email companion to this podcast, one part creative letter, one part behind-the-scenes mess, all bullshit-free.\n→ Sign up here\n\n\n👉 Sign up at terriblephotographer.com\nFollow us on Instagram @terriblephotographer\n\n Mentions & Links:\n\nCheck out and Follow Carri's Instagram @carri_beth_photography\nCarri’s IG reference: @detroitbravo\nMusic provided by Artlist.io","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qsOnUwMbUF-PHJZ7RwOm0Uh1mXJoqDwCz1nHN0z7r7Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMTIy/MjM3Yzk2YTUzZDE5/ZjNiODE0Y2MxOTgz/MGRiNC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}