Seven Stages of Contentment in a Photographer

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Seven Stages of Contentment in a Photographer

FromThe Martin Bailey Photography Podcast

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Jul 30, 2018

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In this episode, we explore the idea that as we grow as photographers we go through various stages of contentment and eventually spend less energy lusting over gear and gain more satisfaction from creating images that feed our souls.

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Music by Martin Bailey

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Jul 30, 2018

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The Martin Bailey Photography Podcast provides education and inspiration through a mix of art, creativity and technical topics, interviews, gear reviews and travelogue style episodes. Full archive at http://mbp.ac/blog

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