S1 E16 Finding meaning in your creative work with Ferne Millen

Ferne Millen is a multidisciplinary commercial photographer and creative artist whose main focus is on storytelling through photography and installation. Ferne lives in beautiful Jan Juc on the surfcoast of Victoria on Wadawurrung country and from a young age her love of culture and the land was nurtured by her parents who took her and her siblings to many national parks to enjoy the natural world. 

She has a deep connection to country and the First Nations people that have become a strong focus of her work. We explore this and much more in our chat this episode.

We explore:

> her work with local indigenous community and how that work came about
> the blend of corporate community objectives and creative exploration
> entering photo awards and leveraging images for new opportunities
> storytelling and being true to your voice 

Links

• Ferne Millen instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/fernemillenphotography/
• Ferne Millen Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fernemillenphotography/
• National Portrait Prize 2015 ‘who’s that lady” https://www.portrait.gov.au/npppphoto/44501/
• National Portrait Prize 2014 ‘Raphael and his children https://www.portrait.gov.au/npppphoto/18065/

Don’t forget to go and download my free “Photo Comps Mega List” over at https://www.gracecosta.com/photo-comps-mega-list/

Until next time friends, thanks for hanging out!

Grace x

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With respect I wish to Acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this land in which we live and work- the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people and all the First Nations people, Elders, past, present and emerging.