I’m overwhelmed by all the lovely comments of support. Thank you all so much. Thank you to those of you who have suggested a GoFundMe page for medical bills, but I live in the UK so I don’t have medical bills (NHS). I’m not going to name the photographer who instigated legal action. While she caused me a lot of mental anguish, I don’t want to put her in any position where she’s victimised. There’s two sides to every story and kindness is always the only productive way forward.
When I saw 2 replies to your post, I was hoping one of them was you saying, "Oh screw it! Her name is Blah-Blah-Blah!" lol I hired an intern/associate photog for my studio some years back. And included some of his shots on our website. Only to be contacted by another photog claiming one shot was his. This turned out to be the truth and of course I had to let go of the young associate, and I immediately took down the photo. Regardless the man that shot and owned it wanted thousands to be paid, even though I took it right down. I've seen my work used and requested a take down/cure. If it was acted upon in the next week or so, I always felt life goes on, what more can you ask. Well, this guy was asking for more and I just told him to f-himself. Wanna sue me, go at. He circled back once again, but it died out. His court costs would be higher than what he could win.
Wow! amazing video. Important video. . I wish there was a fund where everyone who've seen this video put some money in so at the end you got some of it back if not all of it. 🙂 I remember there was a RUclips knob that some accounts have, so you can leave a tip. . Thumbs up + subscribed.
Jamie, as your dad I’m so proud of you. It takes guts to put this out, and I’m glad your supporters now realise the challenges you face. You are rightly loved and admired by so many. We will get there together ❤️
Mr Windsor it is every Dads worse nightmare to see their children not ok. I wish Jamie the best for a full and speedy recovery when the time comes but also you too, your comment made me happy for Jamie to know he has someone in his corner with him to face into this test.
@@andrewbaxter9395 thank you! Jamie has also supported his autistic brother through a recent liver transplant (he has the same condition) so it’s not been an easy time. I do so appreciate all the lovely comments here
1) You could upload once per year and you would still be my favorite RUclipsr 2) I really hope your health improves, we will be thinking of you and sending you well wishes 3) David Bowie is a genious :)
When I was sick with cancer and convinced I was dying, Blackstar, the album he wrote while he knew he was dying, was one of the only things that made me feel understood. Dying is lonely and terrifying beyond words. No matter how much people around you love you, they don't, and can't, get what it's like. Blackstar said to me, "Yes this path is dark, but this is also a spiritual path toward understanding the whole of life." Clean scans for me for nearly 3 years now, but I'll never forget the way Bowie helped me understand death, to the degree that I, or anyone, can understand, before they walk through that secret door. Also, Jamie, what you went through, that must have been so incredibly painful. Thank you for sharing this with us. I hope it feels better now that you have put the fruits of your experience out into the world. Damn the folks who prey on others. And at the same time, as I was recovering myself, it helped to hear from wise artists this truth: that everything seems to happen to us, until we realize it is happening FOR us.
I am diagnosed with depression. Sometimes when everything is falling apart and life sucks, I "do". I take my camera and I take pictures. I don't "create", I just "do". Somehow it keeps me going. After a while (or after a longer period of time) I can "create" again instead of "doing" and enjoy it again. We are all different, and I hope you find your way of surviving. As long as you are breathing there is hope of something better.
There's a ledge below the ledge below 'creating', though. You forgot to mention 'being'. Even if you've been knocked off 'creating' - if you loose your footing on 'doing' then 'being' is still there. In many ways - the best creation comes from the 'being' ledge. Perhaps we should stop trying to climb back up. If we get stuck on the 'being' level, and we're huddled against the cliff wall because there appears to be nothing now between us and oblivion, it might not be such a terrible idea to decide to stay there. Stay there. Be. And if the people safely on the sand, way down below, want to collect up all the bits you dislodge while you're scratching 'I WAS HERE' on the rock face (and make a profit on them - I presume) then so be it. Never forget why you like it. There's no urgent need to climb closer to being pushed off again.
maybe people should start eating like humans and fixing all deficiencies poor diet of parents translates in poor development of children deficiencies in B vitamins and vitamin D in blood destroys sleep and creates dusfunction of brain eating right amounts of balanced proteins also makes a big difference eggs meat fish seafood is like essential to build body and regain sanity most of people didn't get born broken but many did still proper rebuilding can fix a lot biggest thing is to get rid of plastic microplastic from surroundings these problems never existed in nature!!!
Hello Jamie - I've never watched your channel before but the algorithm served me this video today and I clicked on it because it looked like something I needed to watch. I've been struggling with creative motivation recently, and one reason is that I've had a few health worries (relatively minor in my case), so it was interesting to discover that was a big part of your message. You've done a wonderful thing deciding to share all this. The video is incredibly well made and engaging, and your closing comments are particularly welcome and useful. I'm so sorry for what you've been through and I hope you get a successful outcome. I wish you the very best.
OMG Bowie's "Black Star" is such a huge inspiration for me. To put all of that in his last album was just the greatest gift to the world. Thanks for this video. Just got out of hospital two weeks ago.
Jesus Jamie. So sorry for all this hell you've been going through. Your attitude still being so positive is a testament to your good character. Let us know if you start a go fund me for any medical bills or legal fees. Hang in there!
Thank you. I've put the legal thing behind me now and luckily I'm in the UK so we don't have medical bills here. I'm just trying to channel Bowie and keep creating for now.
I'd love to donate 10 euro somewhere just to show appreciation for your amazing art. I'm only at 2/3 of the video and the animation quality touches me and amazes me.
@@jamiewindsor I find everything in your work, I often oriente towards your channel when I give classes (please dont sue me). From your presets to your video essay on mobile photography, I think we should compile your channel and do a book 🥰
As a designer, and generally very visual person, I must say the graphics and animation here are STUNNING. What a pleasure to watch! In other news: in 2012 I have been diagnosed with depression after a clinical burnout. As a creative, this can be limiting at times. This video, just popped up in my recommendations out of nowhere, is truly valuable to me, and a reminder to carry on in difficult times. Creative output makes me happy and ignites in me a stronger will to live. Thank you for sharing this with the world, it’s truly valuable. I hope things will go better for you soon. Stay creative! Also, I subbed immediately, this must be my kind of channel! ❤
I think especially in times like these, where it feels like everything goes down the drain and life feels pointless we need artist doing creative work and bring back color and joy in our lifes. ❤
Mate - I went down your rabbit hole just a few days ago and BY FAR you have some of the most thought provoking, well put together and inspirational content on RUclips. It is obvious you put alot of hard work into your videos and I can assure you it is touching other people so THANK YOU (all the way from New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤)
Chapeau, Monsieur! Or is it Mister? ;-) Incredible animation here. Plus so much honesty. Have to watch again now to check out the music you played here. Wow.
Firstly Jamie I hope things improve for you and the transplant happens soon. Secondly, this video is an absolute work of art and I hope you know that. Everything from the animation to the style to the voiceover is just a thing of beauty. I look forward to your next video, whenever that may be, your work is always worth waiting for. Best wishes to you.
Truly appreciate the time and effort you've put into each and every one of your videos. Know that you've inspired myself, and thousands upon thousands of others. Keep shinning 🙂
I didn't know what to expect from the title but I'm so glad I clicked. It was a privilege to listen to your story and the lessons you took from the situation. Stay well, do what you have just said, post as and when you feel you have something you want to share but above all know that we all appreciate the time and effort it takes to give us of your creativity as a gift.
Welcome back Jamie! ... we've missed you. I had a dance with a type of liver cancer a few years ago and the medical folks told me that having a positive attitude was the best help I could give myself. You make work that brings enlightenment and education to thousands of people - those copyright trolls bring no benefit to the world whatsoever. I hope that karma is listening. Stay well and keep doing what you want to do.
Sorry to hear about your health. A positive attitude is definitely the way to go. I'm starting to learn that life is about 20% what happens to us and 80% how we deal with it.
@@jamiewindsor Thanks for the reply; my health is fine - just an annual scan and fingers crossed. Carpe Diem etc., 71 years old and still more than capable of getting angry about all the injustices in the world today and very determined not to let the bastards grind me down. 😎
@@jamiewindsor 🙂 I also found this to be the case. On few occasions while watching your videos, I thought about how close you came to the wise and profound... And now I get to watch and hear your "wisest" message so far 😀 ....and it came when life is the most difficult.... I also found this to be true. Hang in there, friend, change what you need to change and continue walking. I'll do the same. May you be well 🙏
You‘re a brilliant artist and storyteller, an inspiration. That you you had to go through this makes me angy and sad. All the best to you. And like others said: whatever you post and whenever, we all will be patiently waiting here until it‘s ready. Until you‘re ready.
Great video as usual. I agree that it's important to keep going in general despite the obstacles in life. Life has to continue. I'm wishing you from the bottom of my heart a lot of strength and wellness. May God be with you 🙏❤
Hi Jamie, thanks for sharing this to us “strangers”. It takes a lot of courage to openly share this kind of thing, both the physical and mental health issues. So THANK YOU. You voice provides a simple approach to these things, simple but powerful. Sending all the best wishes and prayers for the future, and thank you once again for helping me to look again at my own depression and challenges.
We love you, Jamie. Words cannot sum up how many people you inspire, or how much you inspire them. So I will simply say that we love you. Thank you for being you.
Hi Jamie, I’m a blind photographer and have troubles everyday due to my eyesight but everyday I say to myself “this won’t beat me” so far I’m winning. Good luck on your journey ❤
Starting treatment tomorrow for de novo stage 4 breast cancer, Bowie was my first crush, and love your channel, what a winning combo of things to hear. Wishing you the best in your treatment plan. Thank you for putting all this into words.
Good luck with your treatment! Take each day at a time and don’t worry about the what might be and what could be, just focus on the now and you will get through it. Started my journey last year.
We use your videos for photography studies in Ghana. Photography is still developing here, in the sense of craftsmanship and artistry. Thank you for existing Jamie, take your time to heal.
Bowie left us a lot of wisdom in both his interviews and his work. Two things that are perhaps pertinent regarding this video; Bowie's family had a history of mental illness, and it seemed he used writing as a way to ward off his fear of illness and maintain clarity (or control), and it's interesting how he placed himself in different scenarios, different cities to see how it would affect his life, and subsequently his writing, and he had the capacity to examine and explore that - mindfulness, basically. Secondly, when he found himself stuck with a problem in his music, he could often find a way to overcome it through painting instead. I think he lived as a buddhist (as much as we can ever guess his real identity). Wish you the best with your health and channel.
His approach to mental illness in his family is shown in his actions and also Bewlay Brothers, a song about his brother Terry who suffered from mental illness. It’s interesting because it is one of my favorite songs of his, with only one live performance of it (which was funny because he had to read the lyric sheet for it when he did sing it). So interesting how he managed to make a comparison to him and his brother with Terry eventually losing a grip on reality and David himself changing the reality of his persona from album to album.
@@lw8099 That's interesting, thanks! I've seen quite a few interviews with Bowie, and I knew he had a difficult relationship with his mother, and concerns about his spiritual and mental state, but watching Moonage Daydream added a lot of perspective (assuming we can ever really know another person or trust what is presented since any material can be edited to imply something different). Bowie was/is such a fascinating artist and person. I wonder how much of the music, performances or interviews are just a facade. Presuming what is in the documentary is taken at face value, it must have had a profound effect on his life and worldview. Perhaps that is kind of the point from a meta perspective; we aren't really invited to know where the public persona starts or ends, or rather we can trick ourselves into believing we do, and so Bowie can be whatever the individual perceives to be most truthful or essential. I would say that in the later years he seemed to be more open and less guarded, but how can we ever know what is sincere about another person, especially one we only see through public appearances. Still, there is plenty of wisdom and vision to enjoy and speculate on.
@@Ruylopez778 yeah totally. I feel about the facade, Bowie was truly a servant for art, music and culture. It’s amazing how much awareness he had in his creations and how lost he got into them….whether in persona or drugs. I remember where he had gotten a machine where it would spit out different permutations of words he inputted, just to speed up lyric development to see if anything was there worth using. I’m sure he will refine it of course, but the fact he thought to use it at the time shown how ahead of the times he was. But I truly believe that he had soooo much art and music in him that he was compelled to create. Him being normal and still was the facade.
I only just saw this video, have been a long time viewer of your channel and it’s easily been by far my favourite photography educational channel on RUclips. However it also was like holding a mirror up in a sense, and your life advice is something I too had to implement into my own life. Back in 2019, I had a minor surgery that went horribly wrong, a routine vasectomy landed me in a situation where I have been in chronic pain ever since, at first it was debilitating, then they started me on pain medication, I was comfortable again and inspired to go out and create art and continue working at my 9-5, until the pain medication stopped working and of course this resulted in extreme anxiety and pain, I was pulled off the medication far too abruptly and experienced terrible side effects as a consequence, they gave me a medication to counteract the side effects, however it turns out I had a serious reaction to this medication and it’s now left me with pins and needles in my legs and feet that never go away, a hyperactive nervous system so I have a mild tremor but also experience heightened anxiety. For the first 6 months, I barely left my house, I was crippled by my anxiety and depression. Until finally one day I had a phone call from my boss asking if I wanted to try and come back in, I was terrified but I said yes, and this was the first step to moving through my poor mental health. Fast forward 3 years later, it hasn’t been easy for me, I still have many of my previous symptoms, but I am working full time and attempting to improve my photography knowledge so one day perhaps this can be my main source of income. Long story short: Don’t wait until you feel better, as hard as it may be, push yourself to do these things that you love, and the rest will follow. Thank you for sharing your story, I wish you all the best with your health and happiness, your story really resonated with me.
What an amazing person you are, I've suffered with anxiety for over 5 years now, how you mustered up the courage to put all that's happening to you in such an artistic way is astonishing. We're all different I guess but deep down we all hurt just the same. I'm not sure this short comment helps but I wish you well sir, if ever you need a chat I'm here. Hang in there bud 👍
Don't give up, you are an inspiration to me. I am also going through a difficult time. and watching your videos has always been something that encourages me. I send you a big hug from MEDELLIN COLOMBIA
Hugs Jamie, Creative work is spiritual work. A communication with the Divine and shared with others - that’s what you’ve been doing. Sending you love and prayers 🙏🏻
Another brilliant piece, Jamie. Your insights are always valuable, whether they concern editing techniques or life's great struggles. Thank you for sharing.
Bowie is for me the greatest artist of any genre. He really was the full package. I love watching interviews with him - such charm and knowledge. I hope you are doing well Jamie.
So happy to see you back! I’m not really following many people in here, but what you create and your storytelling is worth more, than you think! Thank you!
Thanks so much for this video Jamie. I respect your journey because I am facing my own challenges. This video more than any other recent video from any creator will keep me going. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Sorry to hear about your struggles. But the way you seem to deal with this is both inspiring and encouraging. I hope you get the call soon. All the best!
Before watching your videos, I didn't even realize that my lack of motivation was due to a depression. Of course, I knew to be ill, and thanks God this is gone. But after the worst was gone, I thought that the constant failure to fulfil my creative aims was just one of the causes of my depression, so I ended giving up completely my writing to preserve myself. I guess I was mistaking the causes with the effects. And even if sometimes I missed it, I also thought that it hurt me so bad, and that I gave everything I could without being able to express myself in a way I could be proud of, that I was constantly stopping myself. I admire you as an artist and as a person, and I’m sure this video will help people feel less alone when facing hard times and eventually find the strength to get back to do what they love.
As an artist, I feel that the main reason I do art is because I need to. It pushes me to overcome my fears, but facing them is not easy or pleasant, however, the final result always cheers me up, regardless of how rubbish it end up being 😂. Great video mate! Glad that the trolls of the real world didn’t break your spirit
It's so great to visually or audibly see whats going on inside. Even if it's ugly sometimes, it's easier to laugh when it's on paper, or cathartic to play it out. Let the beast out to play and it becomes less menacing. lol
Jamie Windsor : Your creative work is the antidote to your physical and mental issues; I speak from experience. Being creative is an expression of hope, a reason to rise above the trials of life and the betrayals of others. As the saying goes, 'The greatest revenge is to live well'. This 'situation', instead of being a mill-stone can be a stepping stone. I suggest also that without too much navel-gazing, look into the spiritual dynamic behind illnesses/maladies etc. As far as I am aware kidneys relate to relationships - we have two, after all. Keep moving forward. You are not alone.
Thank you so much for sharing these ideas and personal experiences with us, I really enjoy your content and the way you always find the most creative way of presenting it. I admire you not only as an artist but as a person, keep on going and we´ll be here always for you :)
Always loved your work and I particularly love the content that is specifically commentary on other people's work who you admire or has inspired you. ❤❤❤❤
I'm glad I found your video. Coming from a physically handicapped and old artist that just suffered another crippling accident, I concur with your philosophy of life as an artist. When life becomes oppressive, the best thing to do is to laugh at it, and keep up with your labour of love at the pace you can keep. I don't want to go gentle into that good night. At least in my heart, I'm doing everything I can with what I know and learn, and with what I have, and it's sufficient to me. Keep at it fighter!
You're one of those underrated youtubers. I learned a lot from your videos and this one helps me find motivation to go out again and pick up my camera and start shooting again. "create so you can feel like your true self" I hope all your health and legal problems will be solved. Take care of your health and Best wishes
Thank you for your thoughtful and warm videos. I always look forward to watching them. Good luck with your health and future creativity. Best wishes from Norway 🇳🇴
Incredible! Thank you for this. I wish you the best of health. I'm 5 months in to what is looking like a successful RUclips channel but your words are gold. It's so easy to slowly get caught up in the vibe of having to produce all the time until it all just becomes a job, a must do. Today is sunday and I feel low, but I'm just going to allow it and do absolutely nothing but sit on the sofa and stare out of the window. I truly wish you the best and thank you for your sharing and your wisdom!
That's very kind of you. It's all finished with now, and I'm saving up again so just trying to move forward. It's nice to know I have support in case it happens again, though.
Thank you, Jamie. I've had such a rough year and spent a lot of time just trying to deal and get through a day. I'm grateful for your story because I needed to know it does get better. I'm sorry you had to deal with such a mess in order to create this piece. Much love.
I'm not sure how I came across this but there is such truth in yours and David Bowies word. Do it because you want to, and do it how you want to. That's were your true soul and originality shine through. I wish you all the very best with your art and your future health. I admire your resilience and hope through your very trying times. All the very best Jamie, take care
Jamie, just want to thank you. Your videos has helped me out so much and I'm also a huge Bowie fan. Not just his music but everything he was and still represent. Sincerely hope things work out.
Hi Jamie, I've just stumbled upon your excellent video (and YT channel - now subscribed). I am so sorry you have had such a rough time of it. I do hope you are able to put that which is now in the past behind you. As my own spiritual master says, "the past is dust". As a fellow creative (children's illustrator), I want to thank you for your candour and clarity. It profoundly spoke to me. I've had my own struggles with mental health and how it's affected my capacity for work and imagination. I have already written out some of your comments and have them on my wall above my workplace: "You can still make work when life is against you" "You don't wait to feel like your true self before you can create - I've got it the wrong way around! You create so you can feel like your true self again." "There's a lot to be said to just pushing through when you don't feel like it because the longer you hide from something, the scarier it can become in your mind, the more unachievable it can seem." "It's ok to cut yourself some slack and not self-impose unrealistic demands on your creativity". Thank you, Jamie. Adam.
I use my suffering as inspiration for my creativity. I often write songs about it, and my horror and sci-fi scripts are often inspired by some stressful or depressing insight that came about because of suffering. Suffering is what teaches us to be better people, or bitter people: it all depends on if you learn the inherent lesson or not. I've suffered more than most people I know, and I use that as an advantage over others through my creative processes. I find these creative drives are what eventually heals me of said episodes; the overt expression of it all. I used to post song ideas or jams on RUclips a lot, but then I ditched the cell phone last October ('22) and haven't missed it; sharing so much music made me feel unfocused and adrift. I'm recording on an old digital 16 track now trying to focus my songs into something I can release as a coherent album.
My partner became disabled which meant a very long gap in his painting. He’s really struggled with ‘starting again’, even though I’ve constantly encouraged him and talked through his feelings about it. I’m definitely going to show him this video.
James. I’be only recently happened upon your channel in the past year and am always impressed by your content and candour. This video caught me at a moment where not as medically serious at yours, has left me in a certain mental ditch that I needed to dig myself out of. The comment about how creating things is being yourself just clicked. And while I still might not be creating just yet, I am glad to get motivation to say “What I do now is for me and to take care of me.” I do wish you the best, because what you have done is the best.
Love it! I tell people that their lives are their most important creation too. I lost a total of about 50% of my brain to delayed complications of a birth defect. When I was in the hospital many doctors and nurses told me that while I'm rewiring my brain neurons to regain functions I can add new abilities. That was extremely important to me. Instead of emotionally focusing on what I lost, I have spent 25 years doing a custom rebuild of my brain with new abilities. It's really cool! We all can add new neural paths and redesign ourselves.
Your stories bring us together - People from separate communities, different worlds and walks of life - enriched by the endowment of your creativity and advice. Thank you, I LOVE your work, it’s the nostalgic comfort equivalent of a VHS sliding into a VCR. I pray your body gets what it needs and that a whole bunch of money comes your way. ✊🏾
Jamie, thank you for your piece. It’s very relevant to me, as someone who suffers from crippling anxiety while trying to get through my life and create my own music as a means of therapy & expression. Great work, Jamie. Be proud! ☀️
Speechless. Jamie, I am so sorry you been thru so much. You’ve always stood to me as a great Designer, but more importantly a great human being. All the best thoughts to you, peace.
I have been making and watching RUclips videos for 16 years. Over the years I have added videos that meant a lot to me to my favorite playlist. In 16 years I only had 219 videos added to my favorite playlist. After watching your video. I now have 220. What a helpful video. I make at least one video per week. I have over 1300. But out of all of those videos. The ones I like the most are the ones that I made not because I wanted to but because I had to. I was compelled. I wish they got a lot of views, in fact, they have done poorly. But they are the videos I love the most and that I am the most proud of. I had watched David Bowie give that advice before in another video but the way you combined it into your story was powerful. I'm wishing you the very best with your medical adventure and want you to know I'm very happy to subscribe.
Jamie, I seldomly write youtube comments but I felt that this has to be an exception. I’ve been following you for years and have always loved you and your videos, they’re always so professional, thorough, informative and intelligent and you always exude calm, reassurance and nobility and that is why you are one my favorite youtubers! I was just recently thinking how I miss watching a new video because it’s always such a delight. So thank you for the update and the courage to be so open and upfront about your difficulties, I’m glad to know that you’re better now. I wish I could thank you in person and give you a hug. Hope to see another video soon but no pressure 😉
So good to see/hear from you Jamie! I’m truly sorry about these terrible conditions that you have come under, it sounds horrible. I admire the strength you have to push through the way you did. And as many have written, no matter how often or seldom you upload, we’re here to see what you make!☺️
Thank you! You took the thoughts right out of my brain & made sense of why I could only sit for months. My writing persona divorced me, my video equip remains untouched still. But, my husband & our grown children are my strongest support system. Thanks to them I'm making my way back to myself thru abstract painting. Recognizing myself in your experience is a bonus. Thanks again. You are a gift.
Thanks for trusting us with this, Jamie. I'm sure we all forward to the day you get the call for your transplant. In the meanwhile, keep creating. You are the ONLY You Tube photographer whose videos I make non-photographer friends sit down and watch, and there's always a good conversation afterwards.
I wish you the best with your forthcoming medical procedure, Jamie. Your channel has meant a great deal to me over the past 4 years since I discovered it, and I will never unsubscribe. Your voice of reason and creativity is a very necessary one and the world is better for having it. Take care of yourself and don’t let the trolls get you down; I’ve seen firsthand those people exploit the software patent system in the US to go after companies I’ve worked for and it’s the worst. As others have stated, you could put out one video a year and it would still likely be the one I’d anticipate most. 😊
Jamie, you have taught me so much about my photography and I cannot express how much I love your work and your outlook. I really hope you get a new liver soon. Sending strength!! Keep on moving on.
Thank you for all the photography lectures , proudly I'd like to call you a teacher for all the valuable content that you have done. Many people like me cannot afford to study photography or make a living from it. At the end of the day I've learned a lot from you. I hope that you get better.
Fantastic; thank you. Critical message. For decades now, I’ve always been moved by the beauty and compassion in these lyrics from Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide: Oh no, love, you're not alone No matter what or who you've been No matter when or where you've seen All the knives seem to lacerate your brain I've had my share, I'll help you with the pain You're not alone
Thank you a lot for the wisdom here. First off, I truly wished for your current life and health to be even better and I think it will, because a lot of people here are supporting and wishing you all the best. For quite a while, I couldn't get that desire, drive, or feel for being creative. There are stuff that I wanna do more but I somehow can't and it drives me insane but with your wisdom of being creative because I have the drive and need for it myself without others' expectations helped me to better forgive myself in such a case. Although we still need to meet the expectations of people in our jobs or lives, it is important to not let it drive or cover our lives and define our creativity solely on expectations.
Wow that was a lot to unpack. Firstly and most importantly, I sincerely hope you’re feeling / doing better and I hope you get the transplant and everything goes well. Health and well-being, physical and mental, come before anything else. Secondly, the work you put out I hold in such a high regard. The production on your videos is unique and incredibly well done. It really supports the content within them, which would easily stand on its own. For me your videos add philosophy, history and explore the moral aspects of photography that nobody else seems to do. I love you work and look forward to the next video, which is always worth the wait. That brings me onto my third point. It’s quite sad that you’ve been a victim of such an awful scam. If someone had referenced my work, I would be truly honoured. I can’t imagine the type of creative who would look to actively take legal action in such a way. As well as being a hobbyist photographer / videographer, I am a musician and have previously worked as a radio presenter. The recent spate of artists being take to court over copyright infringement is so sad and depressing and really hinders creativity and progression. I really hope that photographer sees this video and has a small sense of guilt and shame for kicking a fellow creative when they’re down. I’ll finish with something a mentor once said to me when I was working as a presenter, which is: If you do or say one thing each day that makes just one person feel happy, laugh, or even cry and be angry or sad, as long as they connect with that you’re saying / doing then you’ve done your job! As a creative person that really resonated with me and if a song I make or image I post gets just one like then it was worth it.
Jamie, I sincerely hope that you will be okay. My heart goes out to you and your family. This is also terrific advice. As creatives, we’re told that to succeed we have to constantly put out work, but it’s better to put out good stuff than flood the zone with shit. People inevitably catch on. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery!
You're an inspiration! Thank you for this, and am so looking forward to diving into more of your incredible catalog. Sending love (and a little money) to help you along the way!
So pleased you uploaded this video Jamie. I really hope you soon get your good health pal. This video has helped me today as I suffer mental health issue's that has stopped me from picking up my camera and being creative for most of this year, but tomorrow I will go out with my camera in hand because of this video. Looking forward to your next video too what ever it may be and when ever you feel like producing it, always so informative. Thank you.
An utterly brilliant video Jamie, thank you for sharing! This resonates with me and is exactly how I’ve felt the last 18months since my health issues. I hope you get that call any day now for your transplant and I wish you all the best of luck and good health. ❤
What a beautiful film Jamie - humbling to hear you share your thoughts and experiences with your struggles. So sorry to hear you've been through hell and back. This is one of my fav RUclips channels, I don't care if you upload once every two years or once a decade, I'll still be straight back here to watch whenever you're ready.
Hi Jamie, I was moved to tears by this. Your circumstances could crush a lesser person, and they make my own seem considerably less significant. I admire your generosity, graciousness and strength, and I suspect they have far greater reach than you'll ever know. It's good to see you back...
Grateful for your work, your creativity, your insight. And your humanity. So many things that resonate. So many insights. I wish you health, calm, happiness. Thank you, Jamie!
What a stunning video. I’ve watched your channel for a long time and am sorry to hear the difficulties you’ve been having, but if the incredible creativity and art in this video are anything to go by, I’m glad you’re doing much better. Hearing Bowie’s words was indeed a real help to me too, thanks for that. I’ve worked in a few London transplant teams and I’ve no doubt you’ll be well looked after and will do great. Best of luck Jamie
I’m overwhelmed by all the lovely comments of support. Thank you all so much. Thank you to those of you who have suggested a GoFundMe page for medical bills, but I live in the UK so I don’t have medical bills (NHS). I’m not going to name the photographer who instigated legal action. While she caused me a lot of mental anguish, I don’t want to put her in any position where she’s victimised. There’s two sides to every story and kindness is always the only productive way forward.
Jamie your work has really changed my life.
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When I saw 2 replies to your post, I was hoping one of them was you saying, "Oh screw it! Her name is Blah-Blah-Blah!" lol I hired an intern/associate photog for my studio some years back. And included some of his shots on our website. Only to be contacted by another photog claiming one shot was his. This turned out to be the truth and of course I had to let go of the young associate, and I immediately took down the photo. Regardless the man that shot and owned it wanted thousands to be paid, even though I took it right down. I've seen my work used and requested a take down/cure. If it was acted upon in the next week or so, I always felt life goes on, what more can you ask. Well, this guy was asking for more and I just told him to f-himself. Wanna sue me, go at. He circled back once again, but it died out. His court costs would be higher than what he could win.
Wow! amazing video.
Important video.
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I wish there was a fund where everyone who've seen this video put some money in
so at the end you got some of it back if not all of it. 🙂
I remember there was a RUclips knob that some accounts have, so you can leave a tip.
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Thumbs up + subscribed.
Wishing all the very best and thank you for putting out this video. I definitely needed to hear this❤
Jamie, as your dad I’m so proud of you. It takes guts to put this out, and I’m glad your supporters now realise the challenges you face. You are rightly loved and admired by so many. We will get there together ❤️
Mr Windsor it is every Dads worse nightmare to see their children not ok. I wish Jamie the best for a full and speedy recovery when the time comes but also you too, your comment made me happy for Jamie to know he has someone in his corner with him to face into this test.
@@andrewbaxter9395 thank you! Jamie has also supported his autistic brother through a recent liver transplant (he has the same condition) so it’s not been an easy time. I do so appreciate all the lovely comments here
John:
As a father, I was moved to tears by your expression of love for your son. Well done, sir.
It's clear where Jamie got his kindness and compassion from. This kind of parenthood is it.
Your son is an inspiration, John ❤
1) You could upload once per year and you would still be my favorite RUclipsr
2) I really hope your health improves, we will be thinking of you and sending you well wishes
3) David Bowie is a genious :)
Thank you.
*genius
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Bowie was also a complete weirdo and he looked like an alien 🤯🤯🤯
but had great songs no doubt
@@szymonbaranowski8184The best people in your life always are.
When I was sick with cancer and convinced I was dying, Blackstar, the album he wrote while he knew he was dying, was one of the only things that made me feel understood. Dying is lonely and terrifying beyond words. No matter how much people around you love you, they don't, and can't, get what it's like. Blackstar said to me, "Yes this path is dark, but this is also a spiritual path toward understanding the whole of life." Clean scans for me for nearly 3 years now, but I'll never forget the way Bowie helped me understand death, to the degree that I, or anyone, can understand, before they walk through that secret door. Also, Jamie, what you went through, that must have been so incredibly painful. Thank you for sharing this with us. I hope it feels better now that you have put the fruits of your experience out into the world. Damn the folks who prey on others. And at the same time, as I was recovering myself, it helped to hear from wise artists this truth: that everything seems to happen to us, until we realize it is happening FOR us.
"You create so you can feel like your true self again"
YES! It's why we do this. Thank you for this video!!!!
This hit me unexpectedly hard when I heard it. Such a good line.
I am diagnosed with depression. Sometimes when everything is falling apart and life sucks, I "do". I take my camera and I take pictures. I don't "create", I just "do". Somehow it keeps me going. After a while (or after a longer period of time) I can "create" again instead of "doing" and enjoy it again.
We are all different, and I hope you find your way of surviving. As long as you are breathing there is hope of something better.
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There's a ledge below the ledge below 'creating', though. You forgot to mention 'being'. Even if you've been knocked off 'creating' - if you loose your footing on 'doing' then 'being' is still there. In many ways - the best creation comes from the 'being' ledge. Perhaps we should stop trying to climb back up. If we get stuck on the 'being' level, and we're huddled against the cliff wall because there appears to be nothing now between us and oblivion, it might not be such a terrible idea to decide to stay there. Stay there. Be. And if the people safely on the sand, way down below, want to collect up all the bits you dislodge while you're scratching 'I WAS HERE' on the rock face (and make a profit on them - I presume) then so be it.
Never forget why you like it. There's no urgent need to climb closer to being pushed off again.
'Striving' is a vicious ****.
maybe people should start eating like humans and fixing all deficiencies
poor diet of parents translates in poor development of children
deficiencies in B vitamins and vitamin D in blood destroys sleep and creates dusfunction of brain
eating right amounts of balanced proteins also makes a big difference
eggs meat fish seafood is like essential to build body and regain sanity
most of people didn't get born broken but many did still proper rebuilding can fix a lot
biggest thing is to get rid of plastic microplastic from surroundings
these problems never existed in nature!!!
@@szymonbaranowski8184 Did you write this in the correct video? This one has nothing to do with eating.
Bowie is the best teacher, and his open-minded, fearless generosity in sharing his process was possibly his greatest gift to us.
Hello Jamie - I've never watched your channel before but the algorithm served me this video today and I clicked on it because it looked like something I needed to watch. I've been struggling with creative motivation recently, and one reason is that I've had a few health worries (relatively minor in my case), so it was interesting to discover that was a big part of your message. You've done a wonderful thing deciding to share all this. The video is incredibly well made and engaging, and your closing comments are particularly welcome and useful. I'm so sorry for what you've been through and I hope you get a successful outcome. I wish you the very best.
Every word of this
Hear, hear. Thank you so much for sharing your story. It's very much helped me today too.
OMG Bowie's "Black Star" is such a huge inspiration for me. To put all of that in his last album was just the greatest gift to the world. Thanks for this video. Just got out of hospital two weeks ago.
It's one of the great works of art. Genius.
Jesus Jamie. So sorry for all this hell you've been going through. Your attitude still being so positive is a testament to your good character.
Let us know if you start a go fund me for any medical bills or legal fees. Hang in there!
Thank you. I've put the legal thing behind me now and luckily I'm in the UK so we don't have medical bills here. I'm just trying to channel Bowie and keep creating for now.
Oh mate... so sorry just a hug for you and
Thanks for sharing
All the good for your future!
Was just going to ask the same thing.
I'd love to donate 10 euro somewhere just to show appreciation for your amazing art. I'm only at 2/3 of the video and the animation quality touches me and amazes me.
My father survived a liver transplant in his 70s. I have faith you will be fine. Sending hugs and positive energy your way.
You are the reason why I started working in photography and in the arts. Thank you for everything Jamie !
Wow. I'm glad you were able to find inspiration from my videos.
@@jamiewindsor I find everything in your work, I often oriente towards your channel when I give classes (please dont sue me). From your presets to your video essay on mobile photography, I think we should compile your channel and do a book 🥰
As a designer, and generally very visual person, I must say the graphics and animation here are STUNNING. What a pleasure to watch! In other news: in 2012 I have been diagnosed with depression after a clinical burnout. As a creative, this can be limiting at times. This video, just popped up in my recommendations out of nowhere, is truly valuable to me, and a reminder to carry on in difficult times. Creative output makes me happy and ignites in me a stronger will to live. Thank you for sharing this with the world, it’s truly valuable. I hope things will go better for you soon. Stay creative! Also, I subbed immediately, this must be my kind of channel! ❤
I think especially in times like these, where it feels like everything goes down the drain and life feels pointless we need artist doing creative work and bring back color and joy in our lifes. ❤
(Wiping away some tears) Thanks Jamie, I really needed that. Life is art-Art is life.
Mate - I went down your rabbit hole just a few days ago and BY FAR you have some of the most thought provoking, well put together and inspirational content on RUclips. It is obvious you put alot of hard work into your videos and I can assure you it is touching other people so THANK YOU (all the way from New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤)
Chapeau, Monsieur! Or is it Mister? ;-) Incredible animation here. Plus so much honesty. Have to watch again now to check out the music you played here. Wow.
Firstly Jamie I hope things improve for you and the transplant happens soon. Secondly, this video is an absolute work of art and I hope you know that. Everything from the animation to the style to the voiceover is just a thing of beauty. I look forward to your next video, whenever that may be, your work is always worth waiting for. Best wishes to you.
Truly appreciate the time and effort you've put into each and every one of your videos. Know that you've inspired myself, and thousands upon thousands of others. Keep shinning 🙂
I didn't know what to expect from the title but I'm so glad I clicked. It was a privilege to listen to your story and the lessons you took from the situation. Stay well, do what you have just said, post as and when you feel you have something you want to share but above all know that we all appreciate the time and effort it takes to give us of your creativity as a gift.
Welcome back Jamie! ... we've missed you. I had a dance with a type of liver cancer a few years ago and the medical folks told me that having a positive attitude was the best help I could give myself. You make work that brings enlightenment and education to thousands of people - those copyright trolls bring no benefit to the world whatsoever. I hope that karma is listening. Stay well and keep doing what you want to do.
Sorry to hear about your health. A positive attitude is definitely the way to go. I'm starting to learn that life is about 20% what happens to us and 80% how we deal with it.
@@jamiewindsor Thanks for the reply; my health is fine - just an annual scan and fingers crossed. Carpe Diem etc., 71 years old and still more than capable of getting angry about all the injustices in the world today and very determined not to let the bastards grind me down. 😎
@@jamiewindsor 🙂 I also found this to be the case. On few occasions while watching your videos, I thought about how close you came to the wise and profound... And now I get to watch and hear your "wisest" message so far 😀
....and it came when life is the most difficult.... I also found this to be true.
Hang in there, friend, change what you need to change and continue walking. I'll do the same.
May you be well 🙏
You're an amazing creator and you're content always leaves me thinking deeply, keep up the great work Jamie.
You‘re a brilliant artist and storyteller, an inspiration. That you you had to go through this makes me angy and sad. All the best to you.
And like others said: whatever you post and whenever, we all will be patiently waiting here until it‘s ready. Until you‘re ready.
Great video as usual.
I agree that it's important to keep going in general despite the obstacles in life. Life has to continue.
I'm wishing you from the bottom of my heart a lot of strength and wellness. May God be with you 🙏❤
Hi Jamie, thanks for sharing this to us “strangers”. It takes a lot of courage to openly share this kind of thing, both the physical and mental health issues. So THANK YOU. You voice provides a simple approach to these things, simple but powerful. Sending all the best wishes and prayers for the future, and thank you once again for helping me to look again at my own depression and challenges.
We love you, Jamie. Words cannot sum up how many people you inspire, or how much you inspire them. So I will simply say that we love you. Thank you for being you.
Thank you for having shared all this intimate story and a strong advice for everyone. A big hug, you deserve it. Keep strong and positive!
Hi Jamie, I’m a blind photographer and have troubles everyday due to my eyesight but everyday I say to myself “this won’t beat me” so far I’m winning. Good luck on your journey ❤
Starting treatment tomorrow for de novo stage 4 breast cancer, Bowie was my first crush, and love your channel, what a winning combo of things to hear. Wishing you the best in your treatment plan. Thank you for putting all this into words.
Good luck with your treatment! Take each day at a time and don’t worry about the what might be and what could be, just focus on the now and you will get through it. Started my journey last year.
Best of luck Marion, my sister-in-law is currently going through breast cancer too. Wishing you a speedy recovery!
He was mine too, stay strong love ♡
We use your videos for photography studies in Ghana. Photography is still developing here, in the sense of craftsmanship and artistry. Thank you for existing Jamie, take your time to heal.
Bowie left us a lot of wisdom in both his interviews and his work. Two things that are perhaps pertinent regarding this video; Bowie's family had a history of mental illness, and it seemed he used writing as a way to ward off his fear of illness and maintain clarity (or control), and it's interesting how he placed himself in different scenarios, different cities to see how it would affect his life, and subsequently his writing, and he had the capacity to examine and explore that - mindfulness, basically. Secondly, when he found himself stuck with a problem in his music, he could often find a way to overcome it through painting instead. I think he lived as a buddhist (as much as we can ever guess his real identity). Wish you the best with your health and channel.
He certainly was a very interesting guy with a plethora of wisdom to share.
His approach to mental illness in his family is shown in his actions and also Bewlay Brothers, a song about his brother Terry who suffered from mental illness.
It’s interesting because it is one of my favorite songs of his, with only one live performance of it (which was funny because he had to read the lyric sheet for it when he did sing it). So interesting how he managed to make a comparison to him and his brother with Terry eventually losing a grip on reality and David himself changing the reality of his persona from album to album.
@@lw8099 That's interesting, thanks! I've seen quite a few interviews with Bowie, and I knew he had a difficult relationship with his mother, and concerns about his spiritual and mental state, but watching Moonage Daydream added a lot of perspective (assuming we can ever really know another person or trust what is presented since any material can be edited to imply something different). Bowie was/is such a fascinating artist and person. I wonder how much of the music, performances or interviews are just a facade. Presuming what is in the documentary is taken at face value, it must have had a profound effect on his life and worldview.
Perhaps that is kind of the point from a meta perspective; we aren't really invited to know where the public persona starts or ends, or rather we can trick ourselves into believing we do, and so Bowie can be whatever the individual perceives to be most truthful or essential. I would say that in the later years he seemed to be more open and less guarded, but how can we ever know what is sincere about another person, especially one we only see through public appearances. Still, there is plenty of wisdom and vision to enjoy and speculate on.
@@Ruylopez778 yeah totally. I feel about the facade, Bowie was truly a servant for art, music and culture. It’s amazing how much awareness he had in his creations and how lost he got into them….whether in persona or drugs. I remember where he had gotten a machine where it would spit out different permutations of words he inputted, just to speed up lyric development to see if anything was there worth using. I’m sure he will refine it of course, but the fact he thought to use it at the time shown how ahead of the times he was.
But I truly believe that he had soooo much art and music in him that he was compelled to create. Him being normal and still was the facade.
The whole him going different cities thing is a lovely way to look at how each place brings out a different side of yourself
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Make art because you have the desire and drive to. " Thanks for the advice today!
You have my great respect for holding your head high during these tough times. I wish you all the best!
I only just saw this video, have been a long time viewer of your channel and it’s easily been by far my favourite photography educational channel on RUclips.
However it also was like holding a mirror up in a sense, and your life advice is something I too had to implement into my own life.
Back in 2019, I had a minor surgery that went horribly wrong, a routine vasectomy landed me in a situation where I have been in chronic pain ever since, at first it was debilitating, then they started me on pain medication, I was comfortable again and inspired to go out and create art and continue working at my 9-5, until the pain medication stopped working and of course this resulted in extreme anxiety and pain, I was pulled off the medication far too abruptly and experienced terrible side effects as a consequence, they gave me a medication to counteract the side effects, however it turns out I had a serious reaction to this medication and it’s now left me with pins and needles in my legs and feet that never go away, a hyperactive nervous system so I have a mild tremor but also experience heightened anxiety.
For the first 6 months, I barely left my house, I was crippled by my anxiety and depression. Until finally one day I had a phone call from my boss asking if I wanted to try and come back in, I was terrified but I said yes, and this was the first step to moving through my poor mental health.
Fast forward 3 years later, it hasn’t been easy for me, I still have many of my previous symptoms, but I am working full time and attempting to improve my photography knowledge so one day perhaps this can be my main source of income.
Long story short: Don’t wait until you feel better, as hard as it may be, push yourself to do these things that you love, and the rest will follow.
Thank you for sharing your story, I wish you all the best with your health and happiness, your story really resonated with me.
You're an absolute legend, Jamie. Thanks for making this beautiful video and I hope things get better for you.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery and resolution to all troubles. Fantastic heartfelt video, thank you for sharing 😊
What an amazing person you are, I've suffered with anxiety for over 5 years now, how you mustered up the courage to put all that's happening to you in such an artistic way is astonishing. We're all different I guess but deep down we all hurt just the same. I'm not sure this short comment helps but I wish you well sir, if ever you need a chat I'm here. Hang in there bud 👍
I had paralyzing anxiety in my mid thirties. I hope yours leaves you as mine did. And soon.
Don't give up, you are an inspiration to me. I am also going through a difficult time. and watching your videos has always been something that encourages me.
I send you a big hug from MEDELLIN COLOMBIA
Hugs Jamie,
Creative work is spiritual work. A communication with the Divine and shared with others - that’s what you’ve been doing. Sending you love and prayers 🙏🏻
Absolutely inspiring! Your communication skills through visuals are amazing. I hope you get better soon. You deserve it and the world needs you!
Another brilliant piece, Jamie. Your insights are always valuable, whether they concern editing techniques or life's great struggles. Thank you for sharing.
Bowie is for me the greatest artist of any genre. He really was the full package. I love watching interviews with him - such charm and knowledge.
I hope you are doing well Jamie.
So happy to see you back! I’m not really following many people in here, but what you create and your storytelling is worth more, than you think! Thank you!
Thanks Jamie. I lost my son five months ago and I’m still dealing with grief. This is a much needed encouragement.
Wow. So sorry to hear that. I can’t imagine what you’re going through.
There is a small book that might help. It’s called Three Roads Back. ❤
Thanks so much for this video Jamie. I respect your journey because I am facing my own challenges. This video more than any other recent video from any creator will keep me going. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Wishing you all the best Jamie! You are great!
Sorry to hear about your struggles. But the way you seem to deal with this is both inspiring and encouraging. I hope you get the call soon. All the best!
Incredible upload Jamie! Speedy recovery mate, sending you best wishes.
Wow. Very honest of you. Hope it goes well for you and yours 🤞 always appreciated your work here 👌
Before watching your videos, I didn't even realize that my lack of motivation was due to a depression. Of course, I knew to be ill, and thanks God this is gone. But after the worst was gone, I thought that the constant failure to fulfil my creative aims was just one of the causes of my depression, so I ended giving up completely my writing to preserve myself. I guess I was mistaking the causes with the effects. And even if sometimes I missed it, I also thought that it hurt me so bad, and that I gave everything I could without being able to express myself in a way I could be proud of, that I was constantly stopping myself. I admire you as an artist and as a person, and I’m sure this video will help people feel less alone when facing hard times and eventually find the strength to get back to do what they love.
As an artist, I feel that the main reason I do art is because I need to. It pushes me to overcome my fears, but facing them is not easy or pleasant, however, the final result always cheers me up, regardless of how rubbish it end up being 😂. Great video mate! Glad that the trolls of the real world didn’t break your spirit
I agree, so well put! I always find it so hard to explain to people but its compulsive- we need to do it!
It's so great to visually or audibly see whats going on inside. Even if it's ugly sometimes, it's easier to laugh when it's on paper, or cathartic to play it out. Let the beast out to play and it becomes less menacing. lol
Jamie Windsor : Your creative work is the antidote to your physical and mental issues; I speak from experience. Being creative is an expression of hope, a reason to rise above the trials of life and the betrayals of others. As the saying goes, 'The greatest revenge is to live well'. This 'situation', instead of being a mill-stone can be a stepping stone. I suggest also that without too much navel-gazing, look into the spiritual dynamic behind illnesses/maladies etc. As far as I am aware kidneys relate to relationships - we have two, after all. Keep moving forward. You are not alone.
Thank you so much for sharing these ideas and personal experiences with us, I really enjoy your content and the way you always find the most creative way of presenting it. I admire you not only as an artist but as a person, keep on going and we´ll be here always for you :)
We love your work in instagram and RUclips. But we even more love knowing that you are healthy and happy with your family.
Always loved your work and I particularly love the content that is specifically commentary on other people's work who you admire or has inspired you. ❤❤❤❤
I'm glad I found your video. Coming from a physically handicapped and old artist that just suffered another crippling accident, I concur with your philosophy of life as an artist. When life becomes oppressive, the best thing to do is to laugh at it, and keep up with your labour of love at the pace you can keep. I don't want to go gentle into that good night. At least in my heart, I'm doing everything I can with what I know and learn, and with what I have, and it's sufficient to me. Keep at it fighter!
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Very well said Jamie. So sorry to hear about your experience with those greedy fuckers. Karma will get them in the end.
It is what it is. I'm trying not to let it eat up any more of my energy.
I wish you a speedy recovery as your video has just kick started mine. My thanks Jamie, and love to you and all creatives. Be well❤
You're one of those underrated youtubers. I learned a lot from your videos and this one helps me find motivation to go out again and pick up my camera and start shooting again. "create so you can feel like your true self" I hope all your health and legal problems will be solved. Take care of your health and Best wishes
Thank you for your thoughtful and warm videos. I always look forward to watching them. Good luck with your health and future creativity. Best wishes from Norway 🇳🇴
Incredible! Thank you for this. I wish you the best of health. I'm 5 months in to what is looking like a successful RUclips channel but your words are gold. It's so easy to slowly get caught up in the vibe of having to produce all the time until it all just becomes a job, a must do. Today is sunday and I feel low, but I'm just going to allow it and do absolutely nothing but sit on the sofa and stare out of the window. I truly wish you the best and thank you for your sharing and your wisdom!
Ringing a lot of bells. Why not do a go fund me for the legals? I would be among the first to help. I’m sure a lot of us would.
That's very kind of you. It's all finished with now, and I'm saving up again so just trying to move forward. It's nice to know I have support in case it happens again, though.
@@jamiewindsor all the very best. I genuinely love your work, I look forward to your videos (and presets!) and look forward to many more.
Thank you, Jamie. I've had such a rough year and spent a lot of time just trying to deal and get through a day. I'm grateful for your story because I needed to know it does get better. I'm sorry you had to deal with such a mess in order to create this piece. Much love.
I'm not sure how I came across this but there is such truth in yours and David Bowies word. Do it because you want to, and do it how you want to. That's were your true soul and originality shine through. I wish you all the very best with your art and your future health. I admire your resilience and hope through your very trying times. All the very best Jamie, take care
Huge respect for posting this video and the mental health issues you've addressed in it. Ive always advocated getting help if you need it.
Jamie, just want to thank you. Your videos has helped me out so much and I'm also a huge Bowie fan. Not just his music but everything he was and still represent. Sincerely hope things work out.
Hi Jamie,
I've just stumbled upon your excellent video (and YT channel - now subscribed). I am so sorry you have had such a rough time of it. I do hope you are able to put that which is now in the past behind you. As my own spiritual master says, "the past is dust".
As a fellow creative (children's illustrator), I want to thank you for your candour and clarity. It profoundly spoke to me. I've had my own struggles with mental health and how it's affected my capacity for work and imagination.
I have already written out some of your comments and have them on my wall above my workplace:
"You can still make work when life is against you"
"You don't wait to feel like your true self before you can create - I've got it the wrong way around! You create so you can feel like your true self again."
"There's a lot to be said to just pushing through when you don't feel like it because the longer you hide from something, the scarier it can become in your mind, the more unachievable it can seem."
"It's ok to cut yourself some slack and not self-impose unrealistic demands on your creativity".
Thank you, Jamie.
Adam.
I use my suffering as inspiration for my creativity. I often write songs about it, and my horror and sci-fi scripts are often inspired by some stressful or depressing insight that came about because of suffering. Suffering is what teaches us to be better people, or bitter people: it all depends on if you learn the inherent lesson or not. I've suffered more than most people I know, and I use that as an advantage over others through my creative processes. I find these creative drives are what eventually heals me of said episodes; the overt expression of it all. I used to post song ideas or jams on RUclips a lot, but then I ditched the cell phone last October ('22) and haven't missed it; sharing so much music made me feel unfocused and adrift. I'm recording on an old digital 16 track now trying to focus my songs into something I can release as a coherent album.
My partner became disabled which meant a very long gap in his painting. He’s really struggled with ‘starting again’, even though I’ve constantly encouraged him and talked through his feelings about it. I’m definitely going to show him this video.
James. I’be only recently happened upon your channel in the past year and am always impressed by your content and candour.
This video caught me at a moment where not as medically serious at yours, has left me in a certain mental ditch that I needed to dig myself out of. The comment about how creating things is being yourself just clicked. And while I still might not be creating just yet, I am glad to get motivation to say “What I do now is for me and to take care of me.”
I do wish you the best, because what you have done is the best.
As a creative person, you may be pleased to realise that our entire selfhood is a creation. Exploring that rabbit hole is eye-opening. Thanks mate. 👍
Love it! I tell people that their lives are their most important creation too. I lost a total of about 50% of my brain to delayed complications of a birth defect. When I was in the hospital many doctors and nurses told me that while I'm rewiring my brain neurons to regain functions I can add new abilities. That was extremely important to me. Instead of emotionally focusing on what I lost, I have spent 25 years doing a custom rebuild of my brain with new abilities. It's really cool! We all can add new neural paths and redesign ourselves.
Excellent! You are living proof that if the will is there, you can do incredible things! That IS really cool! Thanks 🫡
Your stories bring us together - People from separate communities, different worlds and walks of life - enriched by the endowment of your creativity and advice. Thank you, I LOVE your work, it’s the nostalgic comfort equivalent of a VHS sliding into a VCR. I pray your body gets what it needs and that a whole bunch of money comes your way. ✊🏾
Jamie, thank you for your piece. It’s very relevant to me, as someone who suffers from crippling anxiety while trying to get through my life and create my own music as a means of therapy & expression. Great work, Jamie. Be proud! ☀️
Speechless. Jamie, I am so sorry you been thru so much. You’ve always stood to me as a great Designer, but more importantly a great human being. All the best thoughts to you, peace.
I have been making and watching RUclips videos for 16 years. Over the years I have added videos that meant a lot to me to my favorite playlist. In 16 years I only had 219 videos added to my favorite playlist. After watching your video. I now have 220. What a helpful video. I make at least one video per week. I have over 1300. But out of all of those videos. The ones I like the most are the ones that I made not because I wanted to but because I had to. I was compelled. I wish they got a lot of views, in fact, they have done poorly. But they are the videos I love the most and that I am the most proud of. I had watched David Bowie give that advice before in another video but the way you combined it into your story was powerful. I'm wishing you the very best with your medical adventure and want you to know I'm very happy to subscribe.
Jamie, I seldomly write youtube comments but I felt that this has to be an exception. I’ve been following you for years and have always loved you and your videos, they’re always so professional, thorough, informative and intelligent and you always exude calm, reassurance and nobility and that is why you are one my favorite youtubers! I was just recently thinking how I miss watching a new video because it’s always such a delight. So thank you for the update and the courage to be so open and upfront about your difficulties, I’m glad to know that you’re better now. I wish I could thank you in person and give you a hug. Hope to see another video soon but no pressure 😉
So good to see/hear from you Jamie! I’m truly sorry about these terrible conditions that you have come under, it sounds horrible. I admire the strength you have to push through the way you did.
And as many have written, no matter how often or seldom you upload, we’re here to see what you make!☺️
Thank you! You took the thoughts right out of my brain & made sense of why I could only sit for months. My writing persona divorced me, my video equip remains untouched still. But, my husband & our grown children are my strongest support system. Thanks to them I'm making my way back to myself thru abstract painting. Recognizing myself in your experience is a bonus. Thanks again. You are a gift.
Thanks for trusting us with this, Jamie. I'm sure we all forward to the day you get the call for your transplant. In the meanwhile, keep creating. You are the ONLY You Tube photographer whose videos I make non-photographer friends sit down and watch, and there's always a good conversation afterwards.
I wish you the best with your forthcoming medical procedure, Jamie. Your channel has meant a great deal to me over the past 4 years since I discovered it, and I will never unsubscribe. Your voice of reason and creativity is a very necessary one and the world is better for having it. Take care of yourself and don’t let the trolls get you down; I’ve seen firsthand those people exploit the software patent system in the US to go after companies I’ve worked for and it’s the worst. As others have stated, you could put out one video a year and it would still likely be the one I’d anticipate most. 😊
Jamie, you have taught me so much about my photography and I cannot express how much I love your work and your outlook. I really hope you get a new liver soon. Sending strength!! Keep on moving on.
This is what will stay with me, "You create to feel like yourself again". Look after yourself and thank you.
Thank you for all the photography lectures , proudly I'd like to call you a teacher for all the valuable content that you have done. Many people like me cannot afford to study photography or make a living from it. At the end of the day I've learned a lot from you. I hope that you get better.
We love you Jamie! Don't stop creating, your work is 🔥 so glad you're back :)
Fantastic; thank you. Critical message.
For decades now, I’ve always been moved by the beauty and compassion in these lyrics from Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide:
Oh no, love, you're not alone
No matter what or who you've been
No matter when or where you've seen
All the knives seem to lacerate your brain
I've had my share, I'll help you with the pain
You're not alone
Thank you a lot for the wisdom here. First off, I truly wished for your current life and health to be even better and I think it will, because a lot of people here are supporting and wishing you all the best.
For quite a while, I couldn't get that desire, drive, or feel for being creative. There are stuff that I wanna do more but I somehow can't and it drives me insane but with your wisdom of being creative because I have the drive and need for it myself without others' expectations helped me to better forgive myself in such a case. Although we still need to meet the expectations of people in our jobs or lives, it is important to not let it drive or cover our lives and define our creativity solely on expectations.
Wow that was a lot to unpack.
Firstly and most importantly, I sincerely hope you’re feeling / doing better and I hope you get the transplant and everything goes well. Health and well-being, physical and mental, come before anything else.
Secondly, the work you put out I hold in such a high regard. The production on your videos is unique and incredibly well done. It really supports the content within them, which would easily stand on its own. For me your videos add philosophy, history and explore the moral aspects of photography that nobody else seems to do. I love you work and look forward to the next video, which is always worth the wait.
That brings me onto my third point. It’s quite sad that you’ve been a victim of such an awful scam. If someone had referenced my work, I would be truly honoured. I can’t imagine the type of creative who would look to actively take legal action in such a way. As well as being a hobbyist photographer / videographer, I am a musician and have previously worked as a radio presenter. The recent spate of artists being take to court over copyright infringement is so sad and depressing and really hinders creativity and progression. I really hope that photographer sees this video and has a small sense of guilt and shame for kicking a fellow creative when they’re down.
I’ll finish with something a mentor once said to me when I was working as a presenter, which is: If you do or say one thing each day that makes just one person feel happy, laugh, or even cry and be angry or sad, as long as they connect with that you’re saying / doing then you’ve done your job!
As a creative person that really resonated with me and if a song I make or image I post gets just one like then it was worth it.
Jamie, I sincerely hope that you will be okay. My heart goes out to you and your family. This is also terrific advice. As creatives, we’re told that to succeed we have to constantly put out work, but it’s better to put out good stuff than flood the zone with shit. People inevitably catch on. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery!
You're an inspiration! Thank you for this, and am so looking forward to diving into more of your incredible catalog. Sending love (and a little money) to help you along the way!
Thank you so much.
So pleased you uploaded this video Jamie. I really hope you soon get your good health pal. This video has helped me today as I suffer mental health issue's that has stopped me from picking up my camera and being creative for most of this year, but tomorrow I will go out with my camera in hand because of this video. Looking forward to your next video too what ever it may be and when ever you feel like producing it, always so informative. Thank you.
Stay strong my friend.
Knowing what anxiety is, I hope everything will be fine soon.
I think ALL creatives can relate to this video.... just said and demonstrated in a far superior way than I ever could - well done!
So sorry to hear about your illness. Please stay hopeful and keep strong. You are a brilliant Artist. Thanks for the update and BEST of LUCK!!
An utterly brilliant video Jamie, thank you for sharing! This resonates with me and is exactly how I’ve felt the last 18months since my health issues. I hope you get that call any day now for your transplant and I wish you all the best of luck and good health. ❤
I hope everything works out well for you. I've always valued your videos and have missed them.
What a beautiful film Jamie - humbling to hear you share your thoughts and experiences with your struggles. So sorry to hear you've been through hell and back.
This is one of my fav RUclips channels, I don't care if you upload once every two years or once a decade, I'll still be straight back here to watch whenever you're ready.
Hi Jamie, I was moved to tears by this. Your circumstances could crush a lesser person, and they make my own seem considerably less significant. I admire your generosity, graciousness and strength, and I suspect they have far greater reach than you'll ever know. It's good to see you back...
Grateful for your work, your creativity, your insight. And your humanity. So many things that resonate. So many insights.
I wish you health, calm, happiness.
Thank you, Jamie!
What a stunning video. I’ve watched your channel for a long time and am sorry to hear the difficulties you’ve been having, but if the incredible creativity and art in this video are anything to go by, I’m glad you’re doing much better. Hearing Bowie’s words was indeed a real help to me too, thanks for that. I’ve worked in a few London transplant teams and I’ve no doubt you’ll be well looked after and will do great. Best of luck Jamie
Jamie, i hope you get well asap and continue to be source of inspiration for many as always. ❤