What Ecstatic Dance Taught Me About Committing to Creative Work (And Why Mango Street's Vulnerability Is Worth Your Time)

What Ecstatic Dance Taught Me About Committing to Creative Work (And Why Mango Street's Vulnerability Is Worth Your Time)

I spend a lot of my working hours stress-testing budget lenses and refreshing deal aggregators before my coffee gets cold. That’s the job, and I love it. But every so often a video lands in my feed that has nothing to do with sensor size or aperture blades, and it stops me cold anyway. Watch the full tutorial on YouTube before you read on, because what Mango Street put together here is harder to summarize than a spec sheet.

Why Photographers Should Care About the 2026 EV Lineup (Hint: It's Not About Cars)

Why Photographers Should Care About the 2026 EV Lineup (Hint: It's Not About Cars)

I spent yesterday at the 2026 New York Auto Show, and honestly, I wasn’t there to drool over horsepower or sleek body lines. I was thinking about something way more practical: how these new electric vehicles are going to impact photographers’ ability to get to shoots without bleeding money at the pump. Here’s the reality—gas prices keep climbing, and anyone hauling camera gear across multiple locations knows how brutal fuel costs have become.