Leaving Banking for Surreal Photography: A Quiet Lesson in Creative Drift
A former City business analyst turned artist explains how wandering, creative slumps and personal memory shape his dreamlike photographs.
Pierre Silva1 min read
What a Career Change Can Teach Brand Makers
Creative Boom profiles London-based artist Tanmay Saxena, who left a decade as a business analyst at a City bank to make surreal photographs. The piece walks through his project Superhero Downtime, made during a creative slump, and The Tree of She, which uses a braid to trace womanhood through his childhood in India. It also explains how he lets ideas arrive through wandering rather than searching, and how he balances planned decisions with the unplanned moments a shoot brings.
For brand builders, the interview is a useful look at how a distinctive visual voice forms: through personal memory, a clear point of view and a willingness to leave meaning open. Photographers, art directors and brand strategists working on campaign imagery will find it a pleasant read. It is best suited to anyone who wants to understand where unusual creative work actually comes from.
Source: creativeboom.com · Originally published
