Being a creative in business, how do you deal with working for yourself? I assume it comes with both good days to bad.
I’m inspired by a lot of different things. Architecture and nature are big ones for me, I love capturing people in beautiful places or just any beaches/landscapes that remind people of a vacation or happy memory. I often get people saying they love one of my images because it reminds them of home or something from their childhood which is pretty cool! I definitely find a lot of inspiration through my travels and went to Europe last year which was amazing. The architecture there is so different to NZ, there’s so much history plus the beaches are incredible!
Where do you draw inspiration for your work?
Working in a creative industry isn’t always pretty and I think it definitely has that illusion sometimes. I’ve been freelancing for around 6 years now shooting mostly weddings, fashion, and lifestyle, and can say that it has its challenges. There is a lot of admin when you work for yourself so there have been some huge learning curves along the way. In saying this, I’m pretty lucky that I’m in a position where I get to be creative for a living. I’ve taken jobs that didn’t necessarily “spark joy” but I’ve always been open minded and I’m keen to keep learning, bills need to be paid and every job has helped me get to where I am today which I’m super grateful for.