That Time I Almost Quit Photography

Most people don’t know that I am entirely self-taught when it comes to photography. 

I think this is really cool and in many ways one of my competitive advantages. Not knowing the “right way” of doing things gave me space to experiment and explore. 

One of the disadvantages of this self-taught approach was that I sometimes felt like my success was a lucky fluke—as if at any moment my luck would run out and all the talent would be gone forever.

Now that I think about it, at one point I felt like Cinderella at the ball. I had a blast taking epic photos, but one part of me was really aggressive about letting me know my days of taking great photos were limited. 

This video shares a very honest story about the day I almost quit photography for good. 

Anyone who has an overactive voice inside that is trying to convince you to QUIT might appreciate this story.