I Didn't Lose My Job. I Quit It. (There's a Difference.)
Eric Ledermann Eric Ledermann

I Didn't Lose My Job. I Quit It. (There's a Difference.)

I want to be clear about something: I did not lose my job. I was not laid off. At 52, with my 53rd birthday around the corner, I walked away from 23 years of nonprofit work to become a full-time photographer. Nobody made me do it. It has been the hardest and most clarifying year of my life.

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The Way We Learn to See
Eric Ledermann Eric Ledermann

The Way We Learn to See

We've been trained to evaluate our own faces like critics reviewing a performance. But what if a portrait could talk back to that voice and say: This is who you are. And that's enough.

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Unapologetic
Eric Ledermann Eric Ledermann

Unapologetic

My word for 2026 is UNAPOLOGETIC. After leaving a 27-year career and navigating profound change, I'm done apologizing for being human—messy, complex, evolving, and enough.

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