THE ADVOCACY FOR D.I.Y

When I first started doing photography, I used to watch a lot of behind-the-scenes videos, and they were incredibly misleading. I felt like I needed the fanciest equipment, the largest teams, and so much more. At one point, especially when I was doing fashion photography, I did get all of that. However, when I worked on my own projects without a team, I appreciated the output a thousand times more.

People are usually shocked to see how minimally I work despite achieving a maximalist output. Everyday, I’m figuring out a system that is tailor-made for me. I look forward to having huge productions, but I am advocating for “D.I.Y” because I used to wonder why I’ve faced so many limitations, but it’s been those limitations that allowed me to create what I am creating now because when you are limited, you have to get creative.