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What Joel Grimes Stepping Down Taught Me About Building a Photography Career That's Actually Yours
I’ve been shooting long enough to know that the shiniest opportunities aren’t always the ones that push your work forward. Last spring, I turned down a brand partnership that looked great on paper. Good money, decent product, but the creative direction would have had me producing images that felt nothing like mine. I said no and spent the next two weeks second-guessing myself constantly. Then I watched Joel Grimes announce that he was stepping down as a Canon Explorer of Light after ten years, and something clicked into place.