Which Door Should We Take?

Which door should we take?

At 18 I wanted to go to photography school in Miami and my parents said no. They didn't think I was making good choices.

I had to figure out another door. I did and always kept my options open through continuing to learn not just photography but design, video, audio and new media. Mainly in the context of telling stories. But the job market wants to know you as one thing. Marketing teaches people like niches as it's easier for them to remember you by one thing. But employers want you to do many things (see any job post.) Which door do you take if you can only take one?

I picked visual storytelling. It doesn't matter which format I use (photography, design, video- they are just tools or approaches) ... my experience allows me to pick and advise on the best one depending on the goals.

Little did my parents know that I would still be photographing professionally 20 plus years later. I choose multiple doors and just keep them all open.

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© Photo by Pattie McNab, Paris