We live in a gear-obsessed world as photographers, with new lenses and cameras being touted as the magic solutions to improve our photography. While gear does play a role in helping us get the photographs we envision, there's so much more that goes into making quality, personally-meaningful photographs that are uniquely ours.

Today's guest on the F-Stop Collaborate and Listen Podcast, David duChemin, is a world & humanitarian assignment photographer, best-selling author, digital publisher, podcaster, and international workshop leader based in Vancouver Island, Canada. David refers to himself as a voice for human creativity in an industry that dwells too much on the technical.

On this week's episode, we discuss:

• David's journey as a photographer.
• David's inspiring books that helped me as a photographer (these are affiliate links that help the show).
• Defining voice and vision in photography and their importance in improving as a photographer.
• Creativity and tips for improving creativity as photographers.
• Finding inspiration as photographers.
• And a lot more!

On Patreon this week, David duChemin shares the story behind his foot amputation and we discuss how this life-changing event has impacted his photography.

Other topics/links discussed on the podcast this week:

• Support the podcast on Patreon, or make a one-time donation on PayPal.
• Join Nature Photographer's Network to improve your photography and subscribe to Nature Vision Magazine for inspiration.
• David's contact sheets.
• Watch podcast episodes on YouTube.

Here is who David recommended on the podcast this week:

• Sam Abell.
• Elliott Erwitt.
• Fred Herzog.
• Ernst Haas.
• Willy Ronis.
• Paul Nicklen.
• Vincent Munier.

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Thanks for stopping in, collaborating with us, and listening. See you next week.

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