Contours of Silence
Episodes
Portfolio Simplification and the Journey of Single Images
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, to strengthen our creative work, we must be willing to let parts of it go. This episode is a personal account of revisiting and simplifying...
Reflections On Developing Style - 1
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Style is not a technique to be learned, but an unknown territory to be explored with a quiet mind. It is about learning to recognize the subtle, vague...
The Power Of Listening To Ourselves
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the true source of creativity? This episode begins with a reflection on the poetry of Walt Whitman and journeys inward to explore the profound...
Process Of Portfolio Creation
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the journey of building a photographic portfolio, step by step. Using “Fleeting Existence” as a case study, I share how old ...
Reflections on Vipassana and Art
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cooler winds bring the turning of seasons, reminding us of the cycles in both nature and creativity. Returning from a ten-day Vipassana retreat, I ref...
Sources Of Inspiration
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I reflect on the sources of inspiration that sustain us in times of struggle and doubt. From nature’s quiet unfolding to the fresh ...
Exploratory photography
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As morning light gives way to clarity, this episode explores a new facet in my practice - creative play and unburdened photography. With the Fuji X100...
Target-oriented vs Exploratory photography
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From a space between immersion and observation, this episode offers a contemplative look at two modes of creating: exploratory and target-oriented pho...
How many things we need to create art?
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We often chase the shimmer of new tools, hoping they will guide us somewhere profound. But art does not always respond to noise. It listens for whispe...
Fear and Creativity
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fear can shut down the mind or sharpen it. Living in a place touched by ongoing war, I reflect on how fear—whether physical or psychological—affec...
The Art of Playful Exploration
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many describe haiku as “playful verse”—a term that captures both its lightness and its depth. In this episode, I explore how this sense of playf...
Benefits of the small steps
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Significant breakthroughs—whether artistic, spiritual, or personal—rarely happen by chance. They arise from the quiet persistence of small steps. ...
Creative DNA
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I explore the idea of “Creative DNA,” inspired by Twyla Tharp’s book The Creative Habit. This concept suggests that each of us ...
The Illusion of Need
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Desire often wears a convincing mask. In this episode, I reflect on a recent experience with longing—a rekindled craving for a Leica camera—and ho...
Why we create art?
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A brushstroke, a verse, a sculpted form—each an echo of a journey, but never the journey itself. What if art is not the artifact, but the space it c...
Developing Our Own Style
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do we develop our own artistic voice? Is it something we create, or something we gradually discover? In this episode, I wander through questions o...
Art Requires Time
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The path of art is not hurried. It asks for time—not just to create, but to see, to listen, to grow. Like a river carving stone, our artistic vision...
How Titles Transform Perception Of Art
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Titles carry weight. They shape perception, offering insight or mystery. In this episode, I reflect on my own struggles with naming images and portfol...
Reflections on my photography journey
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Photography has been a lifelong journey—beginning with childhood experiments in the darkroom, evolving through years of digital excess, and finally ...
Rethinking the Name of ICM Photography
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) photography is often described in purely technical terms, but does that name truly capture its essence? In this epis...
Photography Of Nothing - Part 3
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of the Photography of Nothing series, I reflect on Shadows of the Outer Hebrides—a moody, low-key triptych that emerged from m...
Photography Of Nothing - Part 2
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A photograph is often expected to contain something—an object, a subject, a story. But what if we let go of this need? What if emptiness itself coul...
Photography Of Nothing - Part 1
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is a moment when the horizon blurs, where the sky folds into the sea, and presence dissolves into absence. In this episode, I share the journey ...
Getting Things Done vs Letting Life Be Lived
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a world that measures worth by output, by how much we accomplish. But somewhere beneath this relentless pursuit, life pulses with a rhythm ...
Do we own anything?
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we take pictures? What drives us to capture fleeting moments? In this episode, we explore the subconscious feeling of ownership that arises whe...
Single Images vs Portfolios vs Projects
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Photography often begins as a pursuit of the perfect single image—an instant of perfection captured in time. But as artistic vision deepens, new way...
Space in creation of art
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world of constant learning and endless distractions, the mind becomes too full for creativity to take root. True artistic expression requires spa...
Sensitivity and Letting Go in Art
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sensitivity is at the heart of all art forms, allowing us to connect with the world in a way that a busy mind cannot. But true sensitivity requires le...
Differences Between Haiku and Photography
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Photography and haiku enrich my creative journey in distinct ways. Photography engages a subconscious flow, a dance of observation and instinct, allow...
Haiku and Photography
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the profound connection between haiku poetry and photography, inspired by my abstract portfolio from Warsaw. Haiku, a Japa...
Welcome to Contours of Silence
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This first episode of 'Contours of Silence' explores the motivation behind creating this podcast. It's a reflection on art, photography, h...