In January we introduced you to on a hazy morning, a talented creative duo who were in charge of the photography at our events for almost a year. This time it is our videographer’s turn - thus without further ado, meet our videographer Luke Davies!

1. What triggered you to become a part of the CreativeMornings team in Amsterdam?

I attended one of the first CreativeMornings at The Thinking Hut in Autumn 2013, and they made an appeal for a videographer to record the next. I was happy to volunteer, and look forward to hearing peoples stories each time.

2. How do you spend your time outside the CreativeMornings activities?

Well, on one hand, I produce a lot of video. I’ve been freelance for a few years now, after many years in TV and commercial post-production. On the other hand, I spend an increasing amount of time teaching Improvised Comedy to adults and high school kids. I also perform in Amsterdam and Den Haag with two comedy groups, easylaughs and The Cyclepaths.

One of the great joys for me was discovering how complimentary the two areas are. My video production clients are often asked to appear on camera with little or no experience, and my years of teaching novice stage performers comes in increasingly handy.

3. What makes Amsterdam a great city for creatives?

Well, someone once suggested the terrible weather forces people to go indoors and do interesting things. I think I can relate to that. For me, Amsterdam is small enough and diverse enough that if you have a chance encounter, chances are, you’ll encounter them again. Through teaching improv, I have the privilege of seeing shy individuals, who may have just moved here for the first time, challenge themselves to meet others and make connections. Through a creative pursuit, and a joyful experience, people are able to form relationships and start creative collaborations together. That is always gratifying.

4. What is your favourite CreativeMornings talk?

Colour is the new black by Kris Hermansson and Franc Cheetham. This talk resonated with me on a number of levels. I love to see people collaborating, people who are clearly close friends working together. They got geeky about colour and technology. They showed some fantastically quirky and irreverent projects, and were obviously doing stuff that they liked themselves. And they were funny. I think we’d all be very lucky if we could work a little more like that.

We couldn’t agree more with you, Luke – creating something one likes is truly a privilege. We are happy that you are helping us to create Creative Mornings here in Amsterdam! 

Tickets for our next event go live on Monday 16th of March at 9am. Get yours and join us for a talk on Ink by Francesco Zorzi!

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