I'm back! After handing in my final assignment I thought I'd give myself a little break, well deserved in my opinion... 

Since I last posted I guess I've just been adjusting to life after uni. My conclusions are that it is weird and scary and will definitely take a while to get used to. This is the first time in my life that I haven't been in education. How daunting is that?! It's the first time that I haven't been held in the protective arms of structure and routine, and frankly I'm a bit lost. I have a part-time job which has somewhat smoothed the adjustment period, so it was more like a shove into the unknown as opposed to a catapult, but it hasn't prevented the boredom and anxiety from seeping in. 

I need to keep up with my photography, but I need to fall back in love with it first and foremost. Something I have found to be a common trend amongst my peers at Falmouth University (which specialises in arts degrees in case you don't know) is that the regimentality of term times often drains the passion for our respective fields by implementing an unnatural demand on our creativity. Meeting a brief is one thing, and something that really every photographer is expected to be capable of, but developing and executing an entire project within 3 months to the very best of your ability is another. This work has to show off who you are as an artist, which is a huge amount of pressure to bear. After three years of this I think it's understandable why so many people in creative courses feel slightly disconnected from what they love most about their art. But it won't take long for me to be back at it, for myself. As exhausting as making my travel guide was, I truly loved every second of it. I'm now starting to get that energy and drive back, meaning more posts from now on. Lucky you!