"At the end of the day, nobody cares about you"
False.
It's the opposite. If you don't let people know you exist they don't care about you because they don't know you.
When you are hidden away in the dark, nobody can even care about you because they don't know you. That means two things:
First, you can do whatever you want because your actions don't really have consequences. So, go create whatever you want!
Second, you can't land jobs if nobody knows who you are or what you do. So, go create something to make a name for yourself, make some money using your camera, and turn that "dream job" into your "real job".
Yes, this is a bit preachy, but that's because these images come from July 7th, 2020 when I almost exclusively photographed on spec for outdoor brands and played in the mountains every day. At the time, that is what I needed and wanted. However, over the years my goals changed from summiting mountains to using my camera as a key to unlock new places in this world, like Antarctica.
BTW this is the summit of Mount Mallory in the High Sierra of CA. A mostly unknown peak directly across from Mount Whitney. The night time images are from Alabama Hills. If my memory serves me right, some rental car company picked up the glowing van shot with the milky way overhead.
Lastly, if you are like "how they heck do I start this type of career?" I wrote an ebook and it's only 10 bucks. Which is incredibly affordable because I want every who wants to be in this industry to learn what they need to learn to succeed!
