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06/04/2025

I'm launching a weekly newsletter!

THE OUTLINE
Every week, I take one of my photographs. I ask ChatGPT to describe what it sees in that image. Then I use that description to generate a new image using AI. No tweaks. One try.

Human experience → photograph → AI description → synthetic image

SOME GROUND RULES
- One image per week. It doesn't matter which image it but it has to be one I have taken. In real life, with a real camera, using my real human experiences.
- The newest default version of ChatGPT (the one most people use) will analyze that image and generate a detailed description.
- The prompt to get the description will be included for transparency.
- The prompt to generate the images based on that description will be included too.
- AI will get one try to describe the original image and one try to generate an image. Anybody can endlessly tinker and guide what is does, but that will dilute the results.

Subscribe TODAY and receive your first story on Wednesday. LINK. IN. BIO. as always. ✌️

20/03/2023

Not to toot my own horn, but everything's been smooth sailing ever since I gave up freelancing and started focussing on my own projects.

My quality of life has improved immensely. It almost makes me regret now going down this route sooner, but it's all a process and that needs to be embraced, ammirite?

Now, does this mean it all comes easy? Not at all, I still stress about a lot of irrelevant stuff and it takes active work to continuously refocus my efforts.

Read more: https://mitchellens.ink/dialogue/finding-focus-and-working-on-my-elevator-pitch-again/

17/03/2023

Who else feels like life is an uphill battle sometimes? Like everything's moving at the pace of a snail combatting a strong headwind (see how I cleverly referenced the image there)?

Read more: https://mitchellens.ink/dialogue/finding-focus-and-working-on-my-elevator-pitch-again/

14/03/2023

A pigeon screams its tiny lungs out and wakes me from a light slumber.

The Airbnb turns out to be on the smaller side when accommodating four sleeping people and oxygen has turned into a scarce resource. Luckily, there's a warm glow around the curtains and it turns out to be a sunny day with a temperature us Western Europeans are most comfortable with.

I selfishly hop in the shower before anybody else has time to claim dibs and am dressed when my first friend rises from their mattress. Three people and one shower should equal a long time to get ready, so I grab my action camera from the dresser and head out solo, to shoot a street photography POV video.

Read more: https://mitchellens.ink/dialogue/chance-encounters-and-street-photography-in-berlin/

11/03/2023

June 2021, and the 10th issue of my monthly newsletter 'Dialogue', marks the first time in my life I went through the carwash.

"Berlin has been my destination three times before and all of those times, I travelled there by bus. It’s a monotonous 7-hour drive through the most unexciting landscapes both the Netherlands and Germany have to offer and this time I get to experience it all again. The car is the transportation method of choice, which is only a slight improvement over the bus. At least we have more control over bathroom breaks but it’s still a long sit in a tight space.

I’m not complaining though, as I am not the one driving and at least can dream off with some music in my ears with the landscape rhythmically passing by outside my window. My day turns lucky about halfway through, as I get to experience going through the car wash for the first time ever. That's perhaps a weird thing to be excited about but hey man, that's what firsts are for!"

Read more: https://mitchellens.ink/dialogue/chance-encounters-and-street-photography-in-berlin/

08/03/2023

It's 9 AM on a Thursday and the tightness in my throat is back. The past few days have been fun but also fully planned out by anybody other than myself. That's something I've grown to dislike a lot. I really want, no wait, need to go out on a long walk and take some photos right now. I need a moment to myself, where I can freely create while being alone with my thoughts. Expeditions like that, however brief they may be, are almost grown into a form of therapy for me. I need to take back control.

Whenever I feel disoriented or not in control of my life, I simply need to find a moment to go on a walk that's at least 30 minutes long. I've learned that half an hour is the minimum amount of time required to purge any internal chaos and find balance again. So each time I sense I'm shifting in the wrong direction, I go for that 30-minute walk and I'm fine again. Mental clarity restored and restless legs tired out.

Read more: https://mitchellens.ink/dialogue/the-therapeutic-nature-of-photography-walks/

05/03/2023

Whenever I feel disoriented or not in control of my life, I simply need to find a moment to go on a walk that's at least 30 minutes long. I've learned that half an hour is the minimum amount of time required to purge any internal chaos and find balance again.

Read more: https://mitchellens.ink/dialogue/the-therapeutic-nature-of-photography-walks/

02/03/2023

Ahhhh reading through these stories myself while sharing them with you all now brings back so many memories. Like that time I caught Covid and that still being a a big thing. Seems like ages ago now. It's like we even talk about it no more. It makes sense though, we're all sick of it (pun intended, sorry).

Still, I'm glad I wrote down these things when they occurred. It's easy to forget where you came from and lose perspective.

"That night at the party was the first time I brought out my camera that month and it remains the only time for a solid two weeks after that. Because not long after that fateful night, it finally happened. After two years of dodging bullets and increasingly believing I miraculously made it through a pandemic unscathed, I get Covid."

Read more: https://mitchellens.ink/dialogue/how-photography-can-be-an-introverts-best-friend/

28/02/2023

Some of you will know that I'm a bit of an introvert. Or at least I thought I was when I wrote my third monthly newsletter. That has since changed, but that's a story for another time. For now, this snippet is very exemplary for my state of mind then ⬇️

"After hanging up my coat, I enter the room and see thirty masked faces staring at me. I feel self-conscious for a moment but then remember that I too am masked so nobody is able to tell what's going through my head right now. I shake off the uneasiness and engage.

The camera around my neck quickly becomes the topic of conversation, pushing me into the role of ‘the photographer’. After a few short-lived interactions, I excuse myself and task myself with documenting the room and tonight's attendees."

Read more: https://mitchellens.ink/dialogue/how-photography-can-be-an-introverts-best-friend/

26/02/2023

On my way back from the coast I passed through Amsterdam and hopped off the train to take a quick stroll through the city.

"I take a moment to stare out of my window and watch the storm that's been howling around our home rolling out. The wind leaves a trail of destruction that even the water-bending Dutch could not avert. The rain has found a way through the cracks of our roof but, unlike some, at least we still have a roof.

While this storm is making its exit, another storm is still roaring in the east. A fierce wind never was our biggest issue as reports of war take over the news on all available channels. The continued turmoil in the world makes me feel tired and lethargic. As if nothing matters anymore. But I suppose if nothing matters now then it never did to begin with."

Read more: https://mitchellens.ink/dialogue/if-youre-not-sure-what-to-make-of-things-make-art/

24/02/2023

February 2022 and month two of maintaining my monthly newsletter. No trouble doing so just yet, I have so much to share. To keep things interesting, I took a trip to the coast and used that as a vehicle to talk about global turmoil as the war in Ukraine was just starting then.

"What a month it has been, hasn't it? This email is coming to you slightly late for many reasons but mostly because I could not keep my mind sufficiently focussed on writing this story for you. There are a few too many things happening at the same time right now.

But in times of turmoil, there's always the option to express yourself and make things. In fact, if you are somebody who likes to create, this is especially a good time to focus on your craft. It's better to pour it all out there and release that energy than to let it slowly consume you. Because it will consume you. With that in mind, I hope you enjoy this month's story."

Read the story: https://mitchellens.ink/dialogue/if-youre-not-sure-what-to-make-of-things-make-art/

21/02/2023

With my newsletter going monthly starting January 2022, my friend and I created a video detailing my motivation and plans moving forward.

🖊️ Freelance photography is not for me

"That’s it, I’ve had enough. I look at the phone in its holder to my left and see it’s 11:30 in the evening. Why on earth am I still staring at a computer screen? It has been 10 hours of photo editing, website building and writing today for the I-don’t-know-how-many-th day in a row.

My lower back hurts, my legs are restless, and I have a faint but very recognizable tightness in my throat that I can’t swallow away. It took me longer then I'd like to admit but it finally dawned on me."

Read more: https://mitchellens.ink/dialogue/i-quit-freelancing-and-now-go-on-long-photo-walks-instead/

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