How To Build An Income Stream With Photography
The first time I attended a Great Escape workshop was in Portland years ago. I was an advertising sales representative at a large corporation, but one of my guilty pleasures was reading e-letters from Great Escape Publishing. I would daydream about traveling, taking...
How I Made The Transition To A Photography Career
If you’d asked me 30 years ago what do you want to be when you grow up?, artist was certainly not an answer I would’ve provided—and definitely not photographer. Nope, I was too busy trying to follow a linear path that I thought was what you were supposed to do. The...
Why Become A Photographer (Other Than The Pay-checks)
I will travel, take photos, and create art—whether someone pays me to do it or not. It’s just in my blood. Money has never been my primary motivation to become a photographer (though it’s certainly a nice perk). Flashback 23 years. Like many moms, I was the...
Great Escape Publishing Member Profile: Wayne Hoover
Wayne attended our Travel Writing Workshop in 2012 with the goal of becoming a travel writer. He added an optional Photography Workshop with Efrain Padro and immediately realized he had found his true calling. It was a life-changing day. A cabinet maker by...
How Attending Workshops Has Helped Improve My Photography Skills
Looking back on my childhood full of vacation photos, I never thought photography would be my future. I’ve taken many photographs in my lifetime, along with collecting minerals, fossils, gemstones, and mini bottles. In 2015, I thought it was time I shared my passion...