We're a friend group that decided to create a zine together and everyone was excited about the idea but now that we're actually making editorial decisions, every choice about what to include feels loaded with judgment about whose creative voice matters and whose aesthetic sensibility gets to set the tone for all of us.
More people experience this than they realize.
The egalitarian assumptions of friendship are proving insufficient for navigating the creative hierarchy that collaborative work inevitably requires.
“Where Are You with Photography — seeing as practice?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.