As Josh and I have talked about the Creative Pfoundry, as the concept has evolved, community has been a central theme. I’ll be the first to admit that part of that focus is selfish. We want a community of awesome creatives around us.
My best work, and Josh’s also, has happened soaking in the soup of collaboration with our peers: other photographers, makeup artists, models, writers and others. Sometimes those collaborations occur on paid projects, but most often, they are the result of conscious, hard work on our part, such as our annual creative retreat in Langtry.
When we bring like minded creative people together, amazing shit happens, full stop. We might have no idea what that will be a priori, but we are rarely disappointed. The journey is always worth the effort.
A Social Network
Real world collaboration requires real coordination, and a large network of possible collaborators. We all maintain that network, some better (Josh) than others (me). Keeping in contact with folks requires real work, just like friendship or marriage. There is no free lunch. You can’t get something for nothing. In fact, the opposite is true.
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