Places Don’t Speak Loudly, You Have to Listen

Some places don’t announce themselves.

They don’t demand attention or try to impress.

They exist quietly, waiting to be noticed rather than consumed.

These are the places that stay with me the longest.

When I travel, I’ve learned to resist the urge to document everything immediately.

I let moments pass without capture. I walk without purpose. I sit without agenda.

Listening to a place means allowing it to be what it is, not what I need it to be. From the people, the culture to the day to day lived experiences of local people.

It’s in the in-between moments — a morning light, the way people gather, the rhythm of a neighbourhood — that a place reveals its character.

These subtleties find their way into my creative work later.

In colour choices.

In pacing.

In restraint.

Not everything meaningful announces itself.

Some things ask to be met quietly.

Love

#CarmenGoCreative