This sections includes current news on projects and campaigns I’m working on including notable news like announcements of awards and partnerships with major brands.
2011 started out in my typical wanderlusting style. January and February found me traversing Swedish Lapland on assignment covering indigenous Sami culture, Jokkmokk market, fun outdoor activities like dogsledding, reviewing the TreeHotel (pictured above), as well as hanging with a certain crown princess (here’s proof).
In early August, I created a post that shed some light on how it really was to be a freelancer (writer, photographer, editor, photojournalist, AND blogger) in this increasingly competitive work climate.
I remember a story my mom once told me many years ago. She was sitting at the airport, waiting for her connecting flight when a man walked up to her and asked if she could speak French…
I haven’t actively posted for a few days mostly because I’ve been trying to get those last few articles out the door before the end of the year. But I do hope to change that come 2012. Giving this blog a little more loving, that is. My mind is filled with so many ideas, unwritten stories, photo archives, and work projects, and I’m looking forward to picking that focus word for 2012.
This post isn’t about staying one step ahead of your purported “competition” as I personally feel your biggest competition should be yourself and not someone else who is living a totally different calling from yours.
I’ve spent the last two weeks offline a lot. On one hand, feverishly writing articles and trying to meet a few back-to-back deadlines before year’s end, but on the more important hand, hanging out with friends, trying different restaurants and cafes and fulfilling what I’d set out to do a lot more of this year – spend more quality time offline.