05/15/2026
For a long time, I avoided talking openly about ADHD and how much it affects my life and my photography. The creative highs, the burnout, the mental noise, the hyperfocus, the overwhelm—it’s all part of the process for me. In this new blog post, I talk honestly about living and working as a photographer with severe ADHD, the challenges that come with it, the systems and techniques that help me cope, and how photography became both an outlet and a lifeline. If you’re a creative who’s ever felt overwhelmed, stuck, or misunderstood, this one might resonate with you.
ADHD, Photography and the Constant Battle Between Creativity and Chaos - Kal Termanini Photography I’ve talked before about photography being more than just a career for me. It started as an escape. A coping mechanism. A way to survive a difficult environment when I was younger. But what I haven’t talked enough about is how ADHD has affected nearly every part of my creative life—and honestl...