Something I notice frequently both in personal contact with photography friends and through social media, everyday life struggles can really hinder creativity. Current health and political issues have isolated many. Many are reluctant to venture out far from home for fear of COVID exposure, others may be reluctant due to political unrest, something we, or at least I, thought that would be virtually unheard of in the United States. Couple those two issues along with the normal, whatever normal is, struggles of finances, typical health concerns, pressures or jobs, and family life it is sometimes a wonder we can create anything worthy for the past couple of years. At times, it is all I can do to just think about sitting with my wife and dog with a nice glass of wine and watching mindless television.
I’m not sure I know the answer to overcoming these struggles, except that pushing through and creating something certainly will take our thoughts away from the everyday struggles and allow us a few moments of creativity. Take some time today to push through, even for a few moments, and create some art.
Photographer Clay 
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