From F-Stops to Full Stops - Finding my true focus.

+ Embarking on a journey back to my authentic self.

Josie taking photos of the last light of blue hour with her original Ricoh KR-10M. Camera: Nikon N50 Film: Fuji Superia 400. Self Developed/Scanned/Edited

Burnout? Yeah, I've been there - decided to build a fort there and stay for a while too apparently…

Don’t get me wrong - I’m still hyped about being the ‘Australian Pentax 17 Ambassador’, even though time is flying by much quicker than I expected and June already feels like a distant memory let alone bloody September! The past few months have been intense - as you know - and honestly?

Burnout has officially hit me like a ton of bricks.

It hit me so hard in fact I decided to just camp out on top of ‘Mount Stress’ and go fishing in the ‘Stream of Depression’ for a while now apparently... Because as it turns out, constantly having to prove your worth while hustling to build a photography career can be fucking draining.

There is an endless pressure to create content, market myself, chase projects, and be "on" all the time. The expectation from others for me to fulfil a certain role and be ready to drop everything to show up in an idealized way at a moment's notice has been like rocket fuel for my exhaustion. And lately, I've been feeling it big time.

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