196: Dan Cook - UK Peak District; The Trouble With Making Your Passion Your Job

Welcome to episode 196 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen!

This week on the podcast, I had a wonderful conversation with U.K. Photographer Dan Cook.

Dan won an award in the 2014 Landscape Photographer of the Year contest, which was quite early on in his career as a photographer. He works full-time in the construction industry and uses photography as a way to get into the outdoors and escape urbanism. 

Dan and I discuss some interesting topics this week, including:

• How he got into landscape photography,
• His award in the 2014 Landscape Photographer of the Year contest,
• The challenge and dilemma of focusing your passion in photography into a full-time job,
• The psychological challenges within photography,
• Social media's impact on photography,
• Selling prints,
• And much, much more.

Over on Patreon this week, Dan and I discuss his trip to Nepal and the incredible experiences he had photographing that country.

Here are the photographers that Dan recommended on the podcast:

1. Kevin Russ.

2. Ellie Davis.

3. Tom Hegen.

Other items mentioned on the show:

1. Podcast Magazine feature on our show (you have to subscribe for free first).

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