Dan Cook - UK Peak District; The Trouble With Making Your Passion Your Job

<p>Welcome to episode 196 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen!</p> <p>This week on the podcast, I had a wonderful conversation with U.K. Photographer <a href='https://danscape.co/'>Dan Cook</a>.</p> <p>Dan won an award in the 2014 Landscape Photographer of the Year contest, which was quite early on in his career as a photographer. He works full-time in the construction industry and uses photography as a way to get into the outdoors and escape urbanism. </p> <p>Dan and I discuss some interesting topics this week, including:</p> <ul><li>How he got into landscape photography,</li> <li>His award in the 2014 Landscape Photographer of the Year contest,</li> <li>The challenge and dilemma of focusing your passion in photography into a full-time job,</li> <li>The psychological challenges within photography,</li> <li>Social media's impact on photography,</li> <li>Selling prints,</li> <li>And much, much more.</li> </ul> <p>Over on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon</a> this week, Dan and I discuss his trip to Nepal and the incredible experiences he had photographing that country.</p> <p>Here are the photographers that Dan recommended on the podcast:</p> <p>1. <a href='https://www.kevinruss.com/'>Kevin Russ</a>.</p> <p>2. <a href='https://elliedavies.co.uk/'>Ellie Davis</a>.</p> <p>3. <a href='http://tomhegen.de/fotodesign/'>Tom Hegen</a>.</p> <p>Other items mentioned on the show:</p> <p>1. <a href='http://bit.ly/PMagFree'>Podcast Magazine feature</a> on our show (you have to subscribe for free first).</p> <p>I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via <a href='http://www.instagram.com/MattPaynePhoto'>Instagram</a>, <a href='http://www.facebook.com/MattPaynePhotography'>Facebook</a>, or <a href='http://twitter.com/MattPaynePhoto'>Twitter</a> if you'd like to be on the podcast or if you have an idea of a topic we can talk about. <a href='https://naturephotographers.network/join-the-f-stop-collaborate-and-listen-podcast-discussion/'>Join the discussion<