Sorry that I've been a bit rubbish with chatting with you guys recently, I've gotten to that point in my time at University that (I hope) everyone experiences. When you are a little lacking in motivation, and although you want to get excited about the future, whether that's the next 3 weeks or next 3 years, there's just not that much to look forward too. The feeling you are just a little lost in the middle of things, the in-between. In-between projects, the middle point of my education, and feeling like I'm floating through life a bit.
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| Train ride in-between both my homes... |
Final Project of my 2nd year at University...
A chance to meet and work with interesting and diverse individuals. A chance to make some great work, to try out that new gadget and that new technique. A chance to make a little bit of a difference, and a chance to find a new passion.
More info on this to come (when hopefully I've done a bit more work towards it, early days!)
Network Week
This is a week where I, and some of my fellow students, get the chance to spend time with photographers (the big guns) and hear about their recent work, photography practices, and generally geek out! It takes place in London and Brighton in a couple of weeks, and you can bet I'm going to tell you guys allllll about it as I go along!
Now, there's around 20 or so photographers, and we couldn't go and see everyone in 4 days, so yesterday we picked who each of us would like to see. Here's a sneak peek of some of my choices....
And there's plenty more where that came from! Stay tuned for more in a few weeks time...
21st!
Now Hannah, I know everyone keeps asking you, and you don't have a clue what you want, or what you want to do. But it's still going to be great, okay? Don't worry.
SUMMER
Don't get me wrong, I love uni, and am very happy and privileged to be given an excuse to be doing what I love 24/7. But with summer comes a little freedom. An open space to photograph what and when I want too, without rules, deadlines or people checking my work all the time. This year especially, I've felt slightly restrained and tired with photography, and, at times, feel like it's almost a chore. I've seen colleagues and friends lose their love for this medium through the journey University takes you on. The constant need to impress, to do what others say even when you disagree, to put lots of hours into something you love, to have it destroyed in a single sentence.
When I feel those moments coming, I literally do everything to run in the other direction, to find the passion again. This blog has helped me with that immensely, and even though it's still only a baby compared to others, it gives me a chance to express myself freely. Another passion-finder for me is the minor breaks from this regimented routine. I need time to be creative on my own terms, and it's usually when I'm relaxed and not thinking about photography at all, that I get inspired. Summer is a great time to get away, go on holiday, to see friends (old and new), to get work experience, to spend time with my family and, most of all, remember why I love photography.
See Hannah? It's not all bad.
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| Simon Roberts |
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| Cristina de Middel |
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| Adam Hinton |
21st!
Now Hannah, I know everyone keeps asking you, and you don't have a clue what you want, or what you want to do. But it's still going to be great, okay? Don't worry.
SUMMER
Don't get me wrong, I love uni, and am very happy and privileged to be given an excuse to be doing what I love 24/7. But with summer comes a little freedom. An open space to photograph what and when I want too, without rules, deadlines or people checking my work all the time. This year especially, I've felt slightly restrained and tired with photography, and, at times, feel like it's almost a chore. I've seen colleagues and friends lose their love for this medium through the journey University takes you on. The constant need to impress, to do what others say even when you disagree, to put lots of hours into something you love, to have it destroyed in a single sentence.
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| Taken in Dorset, last summer |
When I feel those moments coming, I literally do everything to run in the other direction, to find the passion again. This blog has helped me with that immensely, and even though it's still only a baby compared to others, it gives me a chance to express myself freely. Another passion-finder for me is the minor breaks from this regimented routine. I need time to be creative on my own terms, and it's usually when I'm relaxed and not thinking about photography at all, that I get inspired. Summer is a great time to get away, go on holiday, to see friends (old and new), to get work experience, to spend time with my family and, most of all, remember why I love photography.
See Hannah? It's not all bad.
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