Ep 240 - Antoinette Koutsomihalis – Fine Art Landscape Photography, Healing & Creative Purpose скачать в хорошем качестве

Ep 240 - Antoinette Koutsomihalis – Fine Art Landscape Photography, Healing & Creative Purpose

Antoinette Koutsomihalis, better known as Toni Kouts, is an international award-winning fine art landscape photographer based in Sydney, Australia, whose work is deeply rooted in emotion, intuition, and lived experience. With a background in welfare and a lifelong artistic practice, Antoinette approaches photography not just as a visual medium, but as a space for reflection, healing, and connection.   Her photographic journey began in her aunt’s darkroom, where she first discovered the power of images to hold memory and feeling. Since then, photography has become both a creative language and a personal refuge—one shaped by observation, integrity, and emotional depth.   In this episode, Antoinette shares how photography became a tool for mental health, self-expression, and personal transformation. She opens up about the influence of her welfare work and her experience with breast cancer, and how both have profoundly informed the way she sees the natural world and creates art.   Antoinette speaks honestly about authenticity in photography, the pressure of social media, and her desire to create work that prioritises emotional resonance over external validation. She reflects on travel, stillness, and the importance of approaching landscapes with respect and presence.   This conversation explores photography as a quiet, intuitive practice—one that invites viewers not just to look, but to feel, breathe, and walk a little further into the deeper stories of the natural world.   I hope you enjoy the show! You can find Toni’s work here: Website: https://www.antoinettekouts.com/ Instagram:   / toni__kouts   Facebook:   / antoinettekouts     Listen to this and other episodes wherever you find your podcasts or on https://grantswinbournephotography.co... Or subscribe to my YouTube channel    / @grantswinbournephotography     Theme music: Liturgy Of The Street by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (https://www.silvermansound.com/?fbcli...)   #AntoinetteKoutsomihalis #FineArtPhotography #LandscapePhotography #EmotionalPhotography #PhotographyAndHealing #CreativePurpose #AustralianPhotographer #PhotographyPodcast #MentalHealthAndArt #AuthenticArt