lisa michele burns Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens Photo Tips and Travel Guides for Photographers - Photography Locations + Photogenic Experiences Sat, 22 Apr 2023 11:27:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thewanderinglens.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-olympus-housing-32x32.jpg lisa michele burns Archives - Photo Tips, Creative Photography + Travel Guides - The Wandering Lens 32 32 How Lonely Planet Changed My Life Ten Years Ago https://www.thewanderinglens.com/lonely-planet-changed-life-ten-years-ago/ https://www.thewanderinglens.com/lonely-planet-changed-life-ten-years-ago/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2017 14:13:22 +0000 http://www.thewanderinglens.com/?p=7137 My Path to Becoming a Travel Photographer I had always been obsessed with travel but ten years ago something happened that changed my life forever. *This was written in 2017, making those ten years ago 2007. I don’t normally write personal posts on The Wandering Lens but I wanted to share a little insight into my journey to becoming a travel photojournalist. Today so many people get caught up in the world of social media, attempting to be the next big thing or go viral and I wanted to take a step back to share how my career path developed, mainly to show that not every path is the same and that it’s important to forge your own. It can be a little wobbly, take some detours or end up being all about luck and timing but having an end goal or dream usually means you’re already going somewhere. I used to record and replay TV shows like Getaway or The Great Outdoors on my VCR wanting to be the presenter who seemed to be having the time of their life somewhere exotic. Of course at the time I could barely brush my hair let alone look presentable in front...

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