Creative Secrets

In case you haven’t heard of Zack Arias, he is an Atlanta based editorial photographer who created a short video titled ‘Transform‘ earlier in the year. Transform went viral and spread like a brush fire through the blogosphere.

While I realise I am pretty late to the party, I actually sat down and watched ‘Transform’ yesterday. And boy, I’m glad I did.

‘Transform’ reminds me of two other pieces I’ve read this year.

First up is ‘How to be Creative’ by Hugh MacLeod over at the Change This web site. With over a million downloads, this manifesto has since been turned into a book titled ‘Ignore Everybody‘. How to be Creative has been one of the most important things I have read in a number of years. I am yet to get my hands on Ignore Everybody.

The second one is by Doug Menuez. Titled ‘On Chaos, Fear, Survival & Luck: Longevity is the Answer‘. Like Arias and MacLeod’s work, Menuez reflects on the creative challenges of being a photographer and what it all might mean.

If you are looking for some inspired and thought provoking reading in relation to being creative, then any of these three items are as good a place as any to start.

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What have you read about creativity that has really turned your head? Please add your recommendations to the comments section.

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