The “10x Principle”: The Only Difference Between “Success” and “Failure” as a Photographer

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Dubai, 2014

 

I recently read a book titled: “How Google Works” and came across the “10x principle” that Google apparently follows.

The idea is quite simple, elegant, and powerful: to be successful in any field, do it 10x better than anybody else.

1,000 True Fans in Photography

Berkeley, 2014
Berkeley, 2014
Berkeley, 2014

I currently wrote an article titled: “Advice for Aspiring Full-Time Photographers” which had a lot of interest. I have also been connecting a lot of young photographers lately (high school and college students)— and wanted to focus on doing more blogging which aimed at the younger photography population. Of course this doesn’t just have to be age— it can also be based on experience. So if you consider yourself as a young photographer (age-wise), experience-wise, or want some insights about the economics of being a full-time photographer, this article might be of some insight to you.

How to Market Yourself as a Street Photographer

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Recently I have been thinking a lot about marketing oneself as a street photographer. Through the past year on my blog, I have featured a great deal of street photographers who are extremely talented yet haven’t had the coverage that they deserved. Thinking more about the subject, I thought especially about Vivian Maier who was indeed one of the great street photographers, but was unknown until after she died. Of course Maier purposely didn’t share her photos with others, but I think that photographers have a duty to share their images with others to inspire and show the beauty of life.

I know there are many street photographers out there who are still very talented yet don’t know how to get their work out there. I have divided up this blog post up to three parts which will hopefully help you understand what you want out of street photography, how to get your work out there, and how to get your work recognized as well.