We had the good fortune of connecting with Emily Daniel and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Emily, what’s one piece of conventional advice that you disagree with?
I’ve always had a qualm with the idea that people should be tied down to one passion, or as an artist to one medium. I value my work with cameras but I also enjoy creating musical projects and painting. I believe people should use their intuition to express in any creative mode fitting to the moment. One day I’ll be focused on art photography for an upcoming show and the next, filming a documentary. I love to switch things up whenever possible!

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I am currently working on a book on the topic of sex/love/modern dating. Part-memoir and part-diary, I want it to read “messy” and “authentic”. Leaning into my personal vulnerabilities through storytelling and poetry has helped ignite my daily art practice overall and works as it’s own creative healing.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?

1. Hauser & Wirth galleries for the bookstore, garden, and a coffee!
2. A Griffith Park hike for the best view of LA at sunset.
3. Dinner at Botanica or Melody.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I grew up in an artistic house with instruments and paintbrushes just lying around, so I owe a lot of my creativity and inspiration to my family. My grandma is also a gifted painter and my aunt, a prolific photographer. I remember attending a summer program in Maine for film photography at age 13 and soon after selling my first photo pieces at an art gallery in Palm Springs as part of a benefit for the Desert AIDS Project. This passion for visual storytelling has only grown with time, and I find myself currently working in multiple disciplines.

Website: www.emilydanielfilm.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eeephemeral/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-daniel-1298624b/

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