This is the body in X, and this is the candid frame. I've been thinking a lot about why I make photographs. It's a question

I posed to myself, especially during those periods when I'm feeling stuck or stagnant. It's not

about my not making pictures or even about not making enough photographs, but instead why it's so important

for me to do what I do. Because when I'm out there endlessly repeating myself and feeling

frustrated as a result, the answer to the question of why is an important one for me to answer. And sometimes the answer

to that question arrives not when I'm making photographs, but when I have the chance to sit down

with another creative, a photographer, a writer, or a painter, and we have the opportunity to not only discuss what we do,

but why we do it. Such conversations have been incredibly enlightening for me, and have had a big

impact of my photography, especially in this year of 2019. And today's conversation with Yens Brower is just one such conversation.

Though some of you may know Yens from his street photography work or as host of the Fujilev podcast,

what I enjoy most about him is his thoughtful approach to being creative.

He is a photographer who sees photography not merely as a way to feed one's ego with likes and thumbs up, but as the means to express something about himself and the people he comes into

contact with because of his camera.

I like the fact that this has to do with interest in people, and interest in life.

And the interesting thing is you can do it anywhere you are.

Like it really requires little kind of a material or little financial effort.

As long as you have the time and you have the interest, you can do it.

I mean, and I'm fascinated in people, no matter if I go to Bucharest or if I go to Amsterdam

or to Istanbul, you'll figure that people are all very similar no matter where you go.

And then it's just very fascinating to go deeper.

I especially enjoy staying in a place for a week or two to get to know it even better.

Like I'm almost trying to become kind of a local and to get knowledge by walking around with my camera.

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