The Best Camera Is the One You Have With You

LA-based commercial photographer and director Diana Zalucky draws on her own experience navigating the tension between art and commerce to make the case for separating your sense of self-worth from the work you produce. An honest conversation about mindset, self-care, and what it actually takes to sustain a creative life.

From the darkroom to the director's chair, women have long been shaping the visual language of our world. This panel brings together four artists who are doing exactly that, each in her own way.

Diana shares her experiences shooting travel and documentary work with a no-frills point-and-shoot film camera, including a solo trip to Egypt for her 40th birthday where she left all her professional gear at home. A conversation about presence, curiosity, and why stripping back your kit can reconnect you to what made you fall in love with photography in the first place.