In 2015, I packed up my life and moved to central China to teach English. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
Whilst there, my passion for photography began, and I used every day-off to explore as much of the country as I possibly could. And take photos, of course. After a year, I decided I wanted to pursue travel photography full time, so I quit my job to try and make it as a photographer. I had about $7,000 in savings and a 40L backpack, and I began to travel through Asia.
Before long, I landed my first ever travel photography job (taking photos of watches in cool locations), and pretty soon I was working full-time for hotels, tour companies and tourism boards around the world and honestly living my dream.
And that’s what I’ve been doing for the past 6 years.
After hitting a 6-figure year as a travel photographer in 2019, I decided it was time to share what I have learned with other aspiring photographers to help them transition from hobbyist to full time travel photographers. With my teaching experience in hand, I launched my very own online photography academy.