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The Lucy Lumen Podcast

Lucy Lumen

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Frequency: 1 episode/34d. Total Eps: 43

Lucy Lumen is exploring the peripherals of photography and creativity. Searching for answers to the questions we ask ourselves in a world where consumption of art and culture is increasingly an online activity. Lucy wants to know the who, what, when, where, why and how of being a modern creative. Join Lucy as she shares her thoughts, feelings and experiences as a working photographer and artist( as well as a content creator) in both solo episodes and sharing the adventures of others in long form interviews. Go to www.lucylumen.com/podcast/ for more details and episode show notes.

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Creative catch up and motivation for 2026! 🙋🏻‍♀️📸

Sunday, December 21, 2025 • Duration 01:03:04

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucylumen.substack.com

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How To Find Your Style As a Photographer - Tips & Advice

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 • Duration 52:56

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucylumen.substack.com

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4 Most Common Barriers To Showing Up Online & How To Beat Them

Monday, August 18, 2025 • Duration 33:24

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucylumen.substack.com

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What Do Strawberries & Perfectionism Have In Common?

Season 4 · Episode 6

Sunday, April 6, 2025 • Duration 07:25

What do strawberries and perfectionism have to do with each other?

Well if you wanna find out you’ll have to listen to this weeks podcast episode or watch it on YouTube. I promise it’s not clickbait I really do talk about strawberries and it’s not silly, it’s totally relatable and probably helpful too.

Do you struggle with perfectionism?

I actually don’t when it comes to photography and that’s kind of a blessing because it’s allowed me to ship the work and not get too bogged down in the minor details.

For most of you though, I would say it’s probably an issue as photography seems to attract that kind of personality. I wish there was a study I could sight here on the topic because I do think that overwhelmingly perfectionism is a HUGE barrier for a lot of artists.

Choose Your Own Perfectionist Adventure

In my experience with the perfectionists it usually takes form in one of two ways.

I’m interested to know if you agree or suffer from one or the other or god forbid both…you poor thing, please watch the above video.

Inward perfectionism

This one is what my husband has and what I would say most people I talk to have.

This is the type of perfectionism that is totally driven by your high standards of yourself. You aren’t so much bothered by others thoughts about the work or art it’s more about how you feel towards the effort and execution. You can’t be happy unless YOU feel it’s done to your standard and even if someone else gives you high acclaim or says they love it you just dwell on the 1% of it that could have been improved or the tiny little mistake you made that no one even noticed but you do and it’s literally killing you.

I do not have this one iota. I don’t think that anything is made better by being perfect and I think perfect is bullshit and it’s boring.

So maybe that’s why?

I also wasn’t brought up in any way to excel or succeed, which sometimes is to my detriment but most of the time I think it’s made me proud of an effort and not scared to just share it regardless of its perhaps need for more polish or practise.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

5 Harsh Truths Every Creative Person Needs To Hear

Season 4 · Episode 5

Sunday, March 30, 2025 • Duration 13:17

How do you feel about your general everyday life and habits as a person?

HUGE and daunting question I know, but it’s actually very relevant to your creative output.

As creatives, we can posses many amazing qualities but we can also be quite sensitive people who over think, procrastinate or feel the weight of the world a little more than the less arty inclined members of society.

Today I want to bring your attention to the exterior parts of your life that might be having a profound effect on your creative output and give you some actionable strategies to start getting on top of these 5 areas to take full control.

You can listen to this episode on your way to work or watch the YouTube video by clicking this link some extra visual support. I would highly recommend noting down these 5 areas and then making a list under each heading of how you can implement or action each one.

In the future I hope to develop some PDF’s or useful resources that can go along with these podcast episodes so those of you who want to take it a little further can do so with ease.

Over the years, I’ve struggled with multiple barriers to my creativity and I can confidently say that 90% of them have all been me in my own way or something to do with lifestyle/mindset. I’m really passionate about sharing more of the things that have helped me through my teens, my 20’s and now as a parent and full time creative navigating my 30’s.

I don’t believe we have many examples of quirky, creative, artistic people offering up this kind of advice online - most of the time it’s a sciencey type, a more straight corporate type, or someone who seems to have lost touch with what it’s actually like in the real world and tells you to wake up at 5am, run, ice bath, meditate and then work for two focused hours and meditate some more…and I mean come on right!?

While lots of the advice these people give is totally valid and helpful, it’s not always practical for the everyday person and it can end up making us just, feel like shit…

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

Rick Rubin's Most Important Advice From His Book, 'The Creative Act'

Season 4 · Episode 4

Sunday, March 23, 2025 • Duration 09:44

The other night I finished The Creative Act: A way Of Being, a very hyped book from a well known creative guru named Rick Rubin. He has that X factor we all wish for and so of course when he released a book sharing his supposed “way of being” we all went nuts for it.

It seems that everyone sites passages from this book that pertain more to the inspiration and creation stage. These are the good parts and the ones we tend to romanticise.

The stage I’m defending is the output stage - this one is shied away from and sometimes even shunned as being either not a part of someone process at all due to “not caring about anyone seeing/hearing/reading it” or out of fear it won’t live up to expectations, be received well or it’s deemed not good enough by the artist so they hold onto it a bit longer.

I go into detail on my thoughts and Rubin’s, and I was happy to read he was in favour of putting your art out there!

If you don’t have the book you can grab it here or at your local bookstore of course. I do highly recommend it and I have much more content to come surrounding both how to use the book an also helpful tack on thoughts that bounce off select chapters.

It’s so lovely to share these musings with you all and I hope you enjoy either listening or watching this weeks episode.

https://www.lucylumen.com/

*some links may be affiliate and earn a small commission

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucylumen.substack.com

The Critical First Step BEFORE Starting A Creative Side Hustle

Season 4 · Episode 3

Sunday, March 16, 2025 • Duration 09:30

Hello friends!

It’s the beginning of a new week and I have something important for you to listen to.

I’ve been creative sidehustling for 4 years now and I’m stoked that it’s what Lux and I get to do full time - it has however been challenging and uncertain at times and I want to shed some light on what could have been done to ease that had I been a bit more prepared.

Sign up to Lucy's free weekly newsletter - https://lucylumen.substack.com/ Lucy's website for a look at the services she offers to help fellow creatives - https://www.lucylumen.com/

So maybe you are one of the following…

* Dreaming of finally starting some kind of creative side hustle , either for fun or to maybe build into something bigger

* Already side hustling but wondering how to make the leap to full time and sustain yourself

* Tried this path before and it didn’t work out and got you spooked or feeling defeated but you still secretly dream of doing something creative again, even if it’s just to earn some extra income doing what you love.

* Maybe you have zero inclination to do any of these but like me you are nosey and will listen to an hour long podcast on how to get your book published when you don’t even have a solid book idea yet…

If you fall into any of these above categories then today’s episode will be very helpful.

Show Me The Money

So many of us hate talking about money and we also have huge mindset issues when it comes to money - I know I have my own set to deal with.

One thing I touch on today is the power of money and it’s impact on your life as a creative.

This year I have implemented solid strategies to help save more and spend less and when I do spend it’s on things that are of value and add to me as a person. I’m noticing a real shift in our society lately towards low buy trends, anti fast fashion, digital detoxing and just generally trying to take back control of our lives again.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

A Lesson From David Lynch And My Four Year Old Child

Monday, March 10, 2025 • Duration 09:05

This weeks episode is coming to you from a post cyclone house with no power and very limited internet - so this newsletter will be brief and I encourage you to watch or listen to the episode because it’s a wonderful mindset reminder for creatives!

Focus is a hot topic right now, whether it’s being stolen by social media, endless news headlines or comparing ourselves online and beyond, our focus is seldom on the things that we actually care about the most.

I’m now uploading video versions of the podcast on YouTube on a second channel called “The Lucy Lumen Show”. If you prefer to watch than listen you should make sure you’re subscribed over there.

In this episode I share an unlikely story that shows how even at the age of 4 we struggle to block out our surroundings and focus on our own efforts and intentions. I’m always amazed how much parenting teaches me about everything in life.

Let me know if this resonates with you or helps to spark something that makes you go “YES!” and have a breakthrough in your creative pursuits.

I’ll be back this Friday with my usual full length newsletter and able to resume portfolio reviews as of next week too if you have been waiting to book in.

Here’s to focusing on you and your own output and goals and i’ll chat with you all soon.

Love Lucy

www.lucylumen.com

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Should Problematic Artists Really Be Cancelled?

Season 4 · Episode 1

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 • Duration 06:49

This week’s episode is just a taster of a topic i’ve been marinating on for a while so I’m not really coming to a solid conclusion here, but more so raising the topic and sharing some recent resources that had me thinking more about this predicament we unfortunately find ourselves in when it comes to artists who have problematic pasts.

I’m not one to jump to cancelling people for mistakes or missteps and I don’t think everything should be politicised quite as much as it is right now. But then on the other hand it’s sometimes hard to look away or disregard certain actions or behaviour and simply go on enjoying an artists work. But then again what if it’s one of the greatest pieces of art ever created like Manhattan and Annie hall? Below are some links to things I mention in the video if you’re interested.

Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma - https://amzn.to/3F6XYLR

A Guardian article by the author - https://shorturl.at/FlOc1

Detailed show notes can be found on my Substack - https://lucylumen.substack.com/podcast

*some links may be affiliate

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucylumen.substack.com

Hollis Monk Thayer on NYC Street Portraits, Long Term Projects and a Love For Cinema

Season 3 · Episode 12

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 • Duration 01:24:29

Full show notes available at

https://www.lucylumen.com/podcast/hollismonkthayer

This week I sat down with friend of the pod and co-host of Emulsions, Hollis Monk Thayer.

Hollis is a writer and photographer capturing streets portraits in NYC on film. His eye for style and interesting people is undeniable and this is something we chat about!

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lucylumen.substack.com

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