324: Ricardo Da Cunha - Developing Guiding Principles

<p>Creating personal work in our photography is harder than it sounds. One possible way to give us a path forward is to develop a set of guiding principles that help set the stage for our future work. On today's podcast episode, my guest, <a href='https://www.ricardodacunha.com.au/'>Ricardo Da Cunha</a>, explains how this has helped him improve as a photographer. </p> <p>On this week's episode, we discuss:</p> <ul><li>How Ricardo got into landscape photography.</li> <li>The role photography plays in Ricardo's day-to-day life.</li> <li>How his true passion for animal welfare intersects with his photography.</li> <li>How Ricardo goes about creating more personal work.</li> <li>Ricardo's goal with his photography.</li> <li>Why it is important for Ricardo to create images that are infused with a part of himself.</li> <li>The development of guiding principles and how to do it.</li> <li>The role collaborations have played in shaping his photography career.</li> <li>And a lot more!</li> </ul> <p>Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li>Support the podcast on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://naturallandscapeawards.com/'>The Natural Landscape Photography Awards</a>.</li> <li>Bruce Percy's <a href='https://brucepercy.co.uk/e-books'>e-books</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyBj8Cv_JKOc-v6Fcu5hy73yv8UcQ5t7t'>Watch podcast episodes on YouTube</a>, where we overlay photos with our conversation via video.</li> </ul> <p>Here is who Ricardo recommended on the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/paulhoelen/'>Paul Hoelen</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.australianphotographer.com/'>Adam Williams</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/645imaging/'>Chris Saunders</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/ignacio_palacios_ip/'>Ignacio Palacios</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/lukeaustinphotography/'>Luke Austin</a>.</li> </ul> <p>I love hearing from the podcast l