What Does Christopher Michel Call Fun About Photography?

On Visual Revolutionary, Christopher Michel says one of the most fun parts of being a photographer is the community of other creatives. In almost every case he finds people supportive and willing to help, and he feels sorry for photographers who do not see it that way.

He thinks the culture opened up. In the late 1990s and early 2000s it felt guarded, even though he had mentors. A friend later tricked him into his first real photo class, at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, with fashion photographer Kurt Markus and documentarian Norman Mauskopf. Spending time with people who had given their lives to film changed how he worked.