If we never

My Scholarship entry - Stalking a celebrity

USA | Sunday, November 23, 2014 | 5 photos

I had it all. The perfect social conformist: excellent career, home-owner, luxury holidays. Yet, as I sat in the windowless room of big law firm where I worked, I realised it wasn’t enough. My eyes had been drawn to a quote on the wall – meant to inspire young lawyers to work harder – which reverberated with me in a far different way: “If we never do anything which has not been done before, we shall never get anywhere.”
Soon after I quit my job, packed up all my possessions and set out to do the thing many of us are too afraid to do – to take control of my life and squeeze what I can out of it, while I can.
I had always loved photography, but my photos never measured up to those produced by the professionals. It was time to change that. Without the distraction of work, I invested my time in something I was truly passionate about. For the last year and a half I have wandered. Armed with my camera. Trying to capture all that catches my eye.
While I think I have made progress on my own, there is no substitute to having a mentor. It would be an incredible opportunity for me to accompany Jason on assignment and be mentored by him. It is through others that we become ourselves.