David duChemin is a Vancouver-based freelance humanitarian and travel photographer. An unashamed do-gooder, David uses his powers for good and not for evil. This is his blog.
I fly to Africa tomorrow and will be in Kenya, south of Nairobi, from November 14th to the 23rd, shooting for the World Vision Christmas Gift Catalog. See you when I am back.
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I will be in India from September 10 to the 27th, then in Kathmandu until October 24th. I’ll be unreachable while in India, though Sharon will be checking my email, and I will have no access to the internet until I am settled in Kathmandu, at which point I will update the blog.
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See you when I get back and thaw out. Have always wanted to go to Mongolia, but doing it in February just never occurred to me!
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Today I fly to Tunisia for two weeks of assignment work for me. When I first began this adventure I promised myself that as much as it was possible and OK with Sharon, I would do one trip annually - the only goal of which would be to work on my portfolio and stir the paint on the creative side of myself. I think it’s important to do work that is not driven by a client but by your own muse - work in which you can take chances and follow the somewhat unpredictable nature of inspiration. It’s this work you use to market yourself, submit to competitions, and sharpen your edges so you’ve always got your best to offer a client, year after year.
I think the most common mistake freelance creatives make is not allowing themselves - even forcing themselves - this time to hone their skills and re-fire their imaginations. The creative work becomes a commodity, time to do self-assignments gets seen as time without income; it doesn’t take long before the creativity stagnates, the joy of creation becomes elusive, and clients look elsewhere.
So over the next two weeks I will be travelling with an old friend - someone who is not a photographer - from Tunis to El Kef, Kairouan, Tozeur, Nefta, Tataoiune, and Sfax. We might make it to all of those, we might not. We might just fall in love with one place and stay the duration. We might go somewhere we don’t anticipate at all. What is important is that we go where the muse says we go.
Can’t tell you how excited I am about this. Tragically it means for you another two week hiatus. I’d love to post if I get a chance but I like these times when I am unplugged and the world has no tether on me. I’ll have a cell number in Tunisia and if you really, really need me you can email me. Sharon will be checking the email at the studio/office and will give my cell number out at her discretion.
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This evening I leave for El Salvador and will be there shooting for World Vision until Friday the 30th. I then fly to Malawi, shoot for a week, then fly to Uganda and shoot there for a week before coming home. Gone from November 24 to Dec.16th. Click here to see the insane flight schedule I’m on.
It’s unusual for me not to get internet access at least once every couple days, so feel free to stay in touch with me by email, or by leaving a comment - I’ll be checking in here as frequently as I can.
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