Chapter Thirteen. The Creative Flow

Image

Getting a part-time teaching job at a world-class photography school was a dream come true. I couldn’t have imagined a better career shift. So I threw myself into the work and followed W. B. Yeats’s advice, “Education isn’t filling a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” For twelve years my job was to ignite, empower, and help aspiring photographers achieve their dreams. Yet the path to becoming a photographer isn’t easy, so the difficulty of my classes and our program reflected the challenge ahead. Not every student graduated; fewer went on to thrive. Those who found success did so in an impressive way—it was ...

Get The Creative Fight: Create Your Best Work and Live the Life You Imagine now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.