Documenting a Creative Journey

Taking the first step is always the hardest.

From starting a new habit to approaching your first client, making the first move is often the biggest challenge in pursuing our passions. For me, approaching my first client and shooting their event was the start of my side hustle in photography. 3 years later, I am making my first move in becoming a creative practitioner by establishing my online presence through the creation of a blog. As we enter the next digital revolution, an online presence is crucial to be successful in the online economy. This blog aims to share my work, ideas, and process as I develop my career.

Creativity, culture, and the arts have always been an important part of my life. As an 11 year old I taught myself how to use the family handycam to shoot stopmotion videos, bringing my Lego to life. A few years and several thousand photos later, I started photographing friends and sports events at school. This led to some amazing opportunities to observe and learn from a plethora of creative professionals. This exposure would eventually push me to starting my own freelance photography business, shooting events, portraiture, and all sorts of interesting jobs.

At present, I am a student at the University of Exeter studying a master’s in Creativity. As part of this course, I will be participating in a lecture series exploring digital business. I am excited to share my research and thoughts on the subject, and will be sharing them on this blog. Additionally, I have been working on all manner of creative projects this year. This has included a number of projects for my Master’s, such as our consultancy projects and innovation strategies. In addition to this, I have been working on other creative projects, of these the most notably is my photography project exploring men’s mental health.

Moving forward, I hope to explore my work through this blog, documenting my creative journey. In the next few weeks I will be sharing some of my unpublished photography, thoughts on the academic material covered in my course, and the process of some of the creative projects I am currently working on.