It’s not gear. — Have you ever wondered why some photographers produce quality street work every day? How are they always presented with interesting stories to capture on camera? What is it they do? What is it they have that makes them successful? To do street photography, you need very little. Barriers to entering…

I have a nine-to-five job. I get to work in the morning, do my thing, leave for home. Usually, I like my work. It can be engaging, challenging, and sometimes, like any other job, boring or frustrating, even. During these times, when frustration, boredom, and disengagement emerge, having a creative…

Easy to apply strategies to improve your night street photography — with examples — Many people have a negative relationship with winter. It’s cold, dark, and days are short. Getting outside requires dressing for 25 minutes first. De-freezing upon return a hot beverage. Outdoor meeting? Only possible for a brief time. Drink on the terrace? Forget about it. Also, there are just not that…

How to know when to stop reading and start taking action? — Everyone wants to get better. We learn, we are curious. Artistic or not, everybody carries this trait since birth. Creatives recognize this urge and explore it. The best ones exploit it. They never stop learning. To them, learning is living. These people never retire, never quit. When learning something new…

The hidden power of a personal mission statement — A night sky, mariner’s compass, nautical chart, sextant, radar, GPS. Without them, global navigation at the open sea is impossible. At sea, you are either a skilled seaman able to find his port or a castaway searching for the nearest land. When thinking about your work, having a mission statement…

No matter what I did, I never kept more than two new habits at a time. Then I realized, one of two things happen. One, I try to incorporate several new habits, all at once. It does not work. My focus splits across them all. …

Once I reframed the issue of being a failed athlete, something else blossomed — I felt stage fright every time I was about to enter a race. It’d start usually the day before. Anticipation, anxiety, knowing it will hurt. Every race hurt. This one was to be no exception. I couldn’t be more wrong. It hurt the most. And still does. At age 11…

Wows, oaths, and resolutions are made each year. Some last a few days, others a few weeks. Rarely, they last months. Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution you kept for years? I haven’t. “I am the type of person who…” I have a colleague who after each lunch separates everybodys’ trash and food containers. Paper…

One of the best ways to improve anything is this: Make it simple. To make it so, you may even finish reading this article now. The multitude of decisions requiring our attention in life is astonishing. The same goes for photography: choosing cameras, lenses, learning how they work, choice of…