I Quit my Job to become a Wildlife Photographer
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- If someone 4 years ago would have told me “Chiara you’re going to be a Wildlife Photographer” I would have laughed at them. All of a sudden, life put a robin on my path when I was struggling with anxiety, and perhaps, that was meant to be. Because I needed it.
So today it is true. I decided to leave my old life behind and pivot completely my career.
I launched my business as a freelance wildlife photographer and wildlife photography teacher. And I will be studying Wildlife Conservation.
Was it easy to come to this decision? Absolutely not. Leaving a good and stable job, after years of hard study and work still sounds a bit crazy. The biggest challenge? Overcoming my inner voices telling me I could not do it and that I was not brave enough for such a big change.
Will the path forward be easy? Absolutely not.
But at the end of the day, I realised this dream is too precious and too big to keep it secret in my heart.
Se let's start a new chapter of this adventure!
00:00 Introduction
02:41 The break point
03:32 The magical encounter
09:49 Growing and learning
11:10 What led me to the decision
15:31 Challenges
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What an inspiring story. I’m 53 and still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up 😂. You’re never too old to make a positive change!
ahaha maybe you're right! 💚
Three years ago, at 40, several events happened that led to me starting over in many ways. Anxiety, regret and doubt were followed by relief, excitement and optimism. I had to laugh a bit when you said old at 31, because I felt precisely that restarting at 40 and people decades older than me laughed at it. I now look at it as having the life experience necessary to have more control over the next steps of my life, so I don't have to regret not having followed these pursuits sooner.
The people questioning your decision clearly haven't internalized that Mary Oliver quote, hopefully they too will one day be fortunate enough to really feel it. I'm looking forward to what comes next with your channel!
Hello Brian, thanks so much for sharing also a piece of your story with us. It really helps to hear about other people who faced similar turning points in their lives. And I wish you all the very best for all that might come next! Thanks for your encouraging words 💚
Chiara. I love your story and I am so happy you decided to follow your heart and pursue your passion. I spent 30 years in a career that made me miserable, even though I knew my passion was photography and wildlife. I wish you the best of luck on your journey.
Hello Mark, thanks so much for your words. It's never late to do what we love. Perhaps not in the form of a job, but just finding space for it 💚
I love your story. I started taking photos of wildlife not too long ago and I’m not sure why the thought came to me to start but it was after a time that caused me a lot of anxiety and put me into a dark space of negative thoughts and feelings that I didn’t think I could escape. Luckily with the help of family and friends I’ve had support and photography also has helped me to feel peace, love and healing.
Thank so much for sharing your story. So many of us find joy in wildlife, it is just incredible 💚
Hello Chiara, I'm in very same position but I haven't found bravery to quit what I am doing and I even struggling with time for photography. All because I have kid and I am currently the one who brings money to the family. I even have to spend time in work and then with family. So if I want to do wildlife photography I would have to replace my job with it. But! And that's why I am staying back from becoming wildlife photographer. I have no idea how to make decent money from it. Teaching others could do a little but honestly most of the professional wildlife photographers doing so many things. Selling photos thru many platforms, writing articles, doing workshops, expeditions etc. It is overwhelming honestly.
Hey, I totally get it. Wildlife photography is not a traditional path, and there's not one way to do it, but as you mentioned in most cases you need to wear many hats to make a living out of it - and this is also what I am doing. I'm just at my early stages, but as soon as I get a better feel of what I'm actually doing I will share it here! Also I completely understand each one's circumstances are different.
beautiful lady and beautiful photos. I wish you all the best. You are well on your way.
Watching this, so inspiring, that quote so beautiful, making my old man eyes leak.
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Chiara, you are a very brave, powerful and inspiring young lady. Thank you for sharing your story so openly and deeply-it’s rare to virtually meet someone so genuine and honest. I can see how your psychological and photographic journeys are intertwined, and yours is a beautiful story of success all around. I’m a mere 66 but have had photography in my life since I was a boy. I recently retired after a long and successful career, and I’m looking to follow my heart in a second career, or perhaps just chapter of my life. Your story really resonates with me, and your advice is always so simple, yet essential. I may be starting a new journey with your help. I am grateful for you and your work. 🙏
Hello Tim, thanks so much for watching the video and also for taking time to leave this comment. It means a lot to me. I wish you good luck with your next chapter 💚
Love this video. Thank you.
Thank you for watching! ☺
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your story. Go forward, do what you love, be who you dream you can be.
Thank you! I'll do my best 💚
I'm happy for you & thank you for sharing your story. I wish you the best of luck
Thank you so much for your words!💚
Chiara thank you so much for sharing. It’s so incredible to hear about your journey and I know you will inspire so many people. You’ve inspired me as someone who is also transition to a career that is very similar! Thank you for making this video!
Thanks so much for your kind words, and I wish you good luck with all your next adventures 💚
What a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing! In your new life, you are already a success!
thanks so much, I am not sure it is already a success, but I will do my best 😍
Hi Chiara! I'm just happy that now you're feeling much better! I started my wildlife photo journey when i had my issues with mental health as well, actually had MADD (both anxiety and depression disorder) and can imagine a bit how painful it is too. Birds also helped me a lot to survive past years and changed my life a lot. I love my current job, but I'd say, bird watching and bird passion is so important and healing
Hey, thanks so so much for sharing your story 💚 I am so happy to hear about how birds have helped so many in their healing journey
Super inspiring to see you following your dreams!
I wish you all the best in your new career and Im looking forward to follow you along this new journey! ❤
Thanks so much for your kind words 💚
Congratulations and i wish you the very best and success in your journey and i will be delighted to keep seeing your videos and thank you for sharing and been inspiration to me and many others! 🎉
thank you for watching 💚
Wow that was very touching!!! I know it took a lot for you to share with us!!! At some point I got the feeling that you shed a few tears before you could go on!!! I'm very happy for you, that you are getting to do something that you love so much!!!😊👍👍👍
Let's say you're correct and that indeed there quite a few cuts here and there 😂 Emotions are a part of life, and I want to share them openly because that's the only way humans connect. 💚 Thanks for your encouraging words 🤗
I am so happy for you. Congrats on your new path in life and can't wait to see how things go for you. You are an inspiration to us all. Follow your dream and your passion....
thanks a lot 💚
I'm so happy for you! I wish you the best of luck on your journey and I cannot wait to see what amazing new things you'll do in the future. And, as a fellow wildlife conservationist, I hope you enjoy your postgraduate course!
Thank you so much!!💚
Love love love this! Good for you!
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Great for you to finally break free! I wish you much luck and happiness in your new adventure!!!
Thanks so much! 💚
Thank you for sharing your story!
Thank you for watching 💚
What a great story Chiara, thank you for sharing. I can relate to a good amount, I'm 41 and just starting, or rather decided to take it more seriously.
I've subscribed and looking forward to following you journey. Best wishes!
Thank so much for watching 💚
Absolutely love this video, the future is unbounded for you. Looking forward to your future videos.
Thanks so much!
Thank you Chiara for sharing your success story, listening to your heart and not to your mind,you inspire lots and lots of people who are in the same dilemma as you.wish you all success in years to come.
I really don't see it as a success story, more of a "heart" story 💚 thanks for your kind words 💚
Congratulations on following your passion! You will be amazed at all the support you will find and get in your pursuit of your passion and life.
I hope so!💚
Congratulations! I wish you every success. Also wanted to say what a brave and inspirational video
Thank you so much for watching!
Great story. Thank you. Love to see more pics
They're on their way 😜💚
You Chiara are a warrior! I’m a 50 year old man who finds inspiration in your words, your experience and actions.
Go get em!!
Subscribed!!
thanks so so much 💚
You awesome!!! Thanks for sharing part of your life with us. Love from North Carolina USA ❤
thanks so much for watching! 💚
Wishing you all the best for your new and exciting journey. Good luck!
Thank you 💚
Such a brave and inspiring video! To open yourself to the world in such a truthful way requires unbelievable courage. You've become that Robin! Thanks so much for sharing your experience, it's incredible inspiring!
Thank you so much for your kind words! it means a lot to me 💚
This is a very inspiring story. Thank you for putting yourself out there.
Thank you for watching 💚
Thank you for telling your story, it is incredibly inspiring. Well done for being brave and for following your passion. I hope your new career and life brings you peace, joy and fulfilment. Best wishes. Jools
Hey thanks so much for your nice words 💚
You are a very inspiring person. You have all my respect and I wish you all the best on your way!
Thank you so much! 💚
Love your channel, you're a great storyteller and very inspiring!
Thanks so much for your kind words 💚
Thank you Chiara for being so honest with your previous conditions and how you beat your demons. I truly admire your honesty and I wish you the best on your wonderful journey. Look forward to watching more of your videos and seeing more of your work.
Thank you so much for your kind words 💚
I wish you all the best of luck with your adventure! I'm also a postdoc with a real passion towards wildlife photography, so I can relate very much! :) I'm really happy for you!
Hey, thanks for watching and good luck with your postdoc! 💪🏻
Congratulations Chiara on making such a big decision and taking a big step towards achieving your dream! Good luck, I hope you succeed!
Thank you so so much!!
Congratulations on your decision to pursue your dream! I’m confident you will be successful! I look forward to seeing and learning more from you!
Thank you so much!!💚
Thank you for sharing - I'm very happy for you. All this will go well. Kind regards from a cabin in a swamp in a rainforest in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
sounds as a great place to be :P
Congratulations, You have already succeeded in life. Nature heals all, I subscribed to your channel and look forward to watching your journey!
Thanks so much for your support 💚
A very inspiring video, thanks for sharing.
Best wishes in your new career, ATB Alistair 👍
Thank you💚
Follow your passion and your heart. It’s the path to happiness and fulfilment. As an amateur wildlife photographer just starting out I have subscribed.
Thank so much for supporting the channel 💚
Such a beautiful story of transformation, so inspirational. Beautiful to see how il pettirosso guided you to open the door. Spero di seguirti presto Chiara! In bocca al lupo. ❤Mary Oliver's poetry.
A volte mi chiedo cosa sarebbe successo se quel pettirosso non fosse stato lì... chissà! In bocca al lupo anche a te 💚
This is an honest and heartfelt video. I was thinking when seeing it, maybe photo and wildlife conservation could be an meaningful and an important direction, and that’s what you did. Best of luck! 😊
We're working on that 🤩💪🏻
A fantastic story and I wish you every success with your journey. I can totally relate to how you were first inspired by a Robin. I had a similar experience with Roe deer, which led to a passion for wildlife photography.
that's great! I love to hear about how people found their way to wildlife :)
Great share, thank you. Living your Dream - who could ask for anything more.
Thank you so much for your kind words!💚
loved you every words which is comes straight out from your heart ❣ all the best for your future endeavours💐💐💐
Thank you 💚
Brave Young Lady! Follow Your Dream! What an inspiring story! You are going to do great things in life!
Thank you so much for your kind words!💚
Thank you for sharing your inspiring story! You're really brave!
Thank you so much!
I'm glad for the surprise that shifted
the direction of your life ,,,, all the best to you
thanks so much 💚
Ther is a saying that if a Robin comes to you it is being seen as a sign of new beginning and renewal, also they are kind a spiritual sign to uncover happiness. Funny thing is that it has happened to me yesterday while hiking with my camera, and i cannot stop thinking about it and i do believe it is a sign of something. Now seeing your video it is put my believe in it much stronger. So happy for you that you were able to follow your passion and doing things that makes you happy both mentally and physically :). You got yourself a subscriber and fellow robin encounterer that may have changed something. Definetely looking forward for your next vid :)
ahaha a fellow robin encounterer! I should open a club for those like us :)
Fantastic story Chiara such a brave move wish you the best for the future and look forward in following on the channel.
Thank you so much for your kind words!💚
Great video! We all have to find our passion! God Bless!
Yes we do!!!
Very inspiring., you embodied that little Robin's spirit. While I have been a landscape photographer for a while, I am only recently starting my wildlife photography journey so hopefully it will be a successful one also. I wish you all the luck and success on your journey. Subscribed. Take care!
Hey Mike, thanks so much for your nice words! I am sure you'll have a wonderful journey in wildlife photography 💚
What a brave descision to follow your heart and your dreams. I´m a birder and a hobbyist photographer and dreamed about becoming a professional wildlife photographer but never had the courage to jump in the deep. Probably i´ve missed the Robin on the way. Thanks for your honesty and openess to tell your story. I wish you all the best in your new career. May the birds be with you and go for it!!!
The robin might arrive anytime... 😉 thank you so much for your nice words 💚
Well done I wish you every success and happiness keep the faith the Robin had in you watch and listen to nature it can teach you so much and share your story. Your the light for others be yourself and dont hide it.
Thank you for this important reminder 💚
Great video 👏good luck with your new venture in wildlife photography. You should be very proud of yourself 🤝
Thank you so much for your encouraging words!💚
Wonderful!
A marvellously articulate and personal presentation. Truly inspirational.
thanks for your kind words! :)
Well done Chiara. Best of luck, wish you every success!
Thank you Paul! 💚
Thank you for sharing your story. It's a very hard and brave decision to choose for change. I wasn't sure what to expect from this video but I am happy I took the time to watch. I am in a very difficult stage in my life as well, questioning my way of thinking and the choiches I have made. I wish to quit my job and look for the things I reallt enjoy but I haven't got the courage yet. I do feel it is growing on me.
Then there is the Robin. Ironically we have a little Robin living in our backyard in a little round tree. We hang a little feeding house in there to help him through the winter. It's a joy to watch him eat and live in our little tree. (I even scare the cats to protect him, althoug I am quite sure he can manage himself). Maybe he is trying to tell me something as well in the end.
Hey Tim, thanks for watching. And I hope the robin (or whatever else 😉) will bring you clarity 💚
Congratulations on pursuing your passion and broadening your life experience through exploring art and science, while you immerse yourself in Nature! What a healing process this has been for you! Your journey has touched the lives of many other people who struggle privately with their own negative emotions and self-defeating patterns of behavior. Surrounding yourself with Nature and learning the rhythms of life in various ecosystems reconnects us to the ground of being! It would be wonderful to take one of your wildlife photography workshops!
Thanks so much for your kind words! 💚 I hope to get started with workshops soon💚
Your story is beautiful as are you. Thanks for sharing.
thank you for watching!💚
Thank you for sharing your story! And congratulations for your courage to leave an established career for what is a hobby for us. But no wonder, you really must have been an artist all your life if tour first pictures were THAT insanely good!!! I have a friend who shoots masterpieces with quite a simple setup. I've been taking pictures since the era of point and shoot film cameras and then 3MPix digicams... but was getting nowhere until I moved to Australia and took a half decent shot of a rainbow lorikeet😂 I got completely hooked on bird photography and now also birdwatching (thanks for the tip on binoculars!). Keep up great job and sharing your masterpieces with us! Good luck with your new job!!!
ahahahah you're too kind!! The truth is that I was just extremely lucky on that day and I did things TOTALLY without knowing what I was doing. Sometimes I think...what if those photos were really bad? Would have I continued? I don't know! 😂 Nevertheless I think there is an "instinct" behind photography - but it is not talent. I strongly believe that it is just an element that can be trained and learnt!
Low selfesteem? I felt that one, you are georgous and your video's are great! Don't ever doubt yourself ❤
thank you so so much 💚
Be proud! Well done, you are strong!
Thank you so much!
Incredible story and wishing you every success on your journey but more than success wishing you inner happiness with your new life. We are never to old to make changes , I was 42 when I went to college and now at 57 have 2 degrees . Just remember we’re never alone on a journey , a robin is the sprit of a departed loved one and they help us on our way through life . Keep doing what you do Chiara with a smile on your face and a will to succeed
Thanks so much for sharing also a piece of your story. And congrats for your 2 degrees - that's amazing and inspiring!
Hoi Chiara ,inspirational story, full of meaning, stay strong and creative, best regards 🌷.
Hey, thank you so much for your encouraging words 💚
Just the caption was enough for me to subscribe your channel, best wishes 👌🙏
thanks so much for your support!💚
Your never to old to rethink your life, and good for you but you have done something for and that's given me hope because I also suffer with depression and anxiety, and I'm getting the urge to get out with my camera, good luck with your new adventure.
All my best wishes to you 💚
Hi Chiara,
It’s a brave move and very admirable. I too have suffered quite badly in the past with anxiety and am also about to embark upon a similar venture to you with nature photography (landscapes and wildlife).
I wish you all the best and I’ll be following along on your journey.
Good luck with your journey!!💚
Chiara. Wow non ho parole. Sono molto contento per te per il grande passo che stai facendo e ti desidero il meglio. Mi ha commosso molto come ancora ti emozioni e come lo trasmetti. Sono sicuro che diventerai in una grande professoressa e in una grande fotografa. Per me ormai sei uno esempio 😊
Grazie mille per le tue parole così gentili e incoraggianti 💚 e grazie per il supporto continuo 🤗💚
Glad to hear that all is moving in the right direction.
step by step 💚
a beautiful, emotional story... follow your passions!
Daje Chiara!!! :)
Faremo del nostro meglio 😂❤
Thank you for being you. You make the world a better place.
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I don't usually watch long videos, but your story really captured my interest. I wish you well in your change of course. I have a daughter in law that is a genetics researcher and I often wonder if she is really happy with her career choice. Good luck!
Thanks so much for watching 💚
Having gone through the same disorder when I was at your age, I respect and envy your decision. At age 43, I decided to become a professional videographer as a side hustle. “What will you do with one wild and precious life” nice quote! I’ll remember that. Cheers from Tokyo 🎉
Good luck with your videography!!! :)
My story is similar to and different from yours in interesting ways. I feel what you went through in your journey. I wish you all the success your life can hold!
Thank you💚 and hope you're well!
tough job doing anything in the arts. Hard to pay the bills without an enabler for support at home. Glad you've decided to be a teacher. Good luck.
Thank you for sharing this story Chiara… i did something similar when i was in my early 30s (was a little while ago now !) and i made it work …. You will succeed, of that I have no doubt. Know that you have inspired me once again after some significant life changes to follow my original dream - lovely story Chiara !
thanks so much for sharing also a piece of your story and your encouraging words!! 💚
Wonderful story with a touch of magic.
yes :)
I just found you today . What an inspiring story. YOU ARE A VERY BRAVE WOMAN! With your very pure heart to guide you there is noway you will not succeed and inspire. Thank you for sharing amazing personal story.
thanks so much for your nice words 💚
You are an amazing and beautiful human being. My sister, my daughter, my friend I never met, but I send my love across the sea and let you know that you are not alone. You have so much to share with anyone smart enough to listen to you. Photography and art are the best way to connect your spirit to the earth and help to heal. I wish you the best in your journey, but also remember your words and your experiences are just as valuable as your art.
Thank you 💚
Hi Chiara!i love your story. it is very effective.
Thank you so much!
Very intersting life story. Maybe my future will put in front off me the sames challenges, I will loved it. Thank you so much from Brazil.
Thank you so much for your kind words!💚
What a beautiful story! I hear the voices in my head to take the leap as well! I love birds and have been photographing them years ago. I quited because i thought my pictures were not good enough. The critical voice. It is hard to shut it down and start to believe... I am 37. I have a great job in ecology, but its mostly indoors writing policy and doing meetings. Your story inspires me to pick up my camera again and start to register the beauty of birds and animals with people! Thank you and enjoy living your dream! ❤
it's never too late to re-start :)
Hi Chiara, Wow, and what an amazing and inspiring story it is for so many people that you share. That first encounter you had with a Robin bird was a special one for you. I had a very similar experience as a wildlife photographer last year, in 2023 when this Robin kept close contact with me in the trees as I moved around taking pictures of the bird.
The Robin is one of the most curious types of bird and most often will follow you if you are walking in wildlife areas or even outdoors. They like to get reasonably close compared to other birds. One tip I can give you is whenever you are taking pictures of a Robin bird, be respectful of the wildlife and don't rush to take too many pictures of the bird in one hit.
But to relax into the photo opportunity with your camera and lens and take the prize-winning pictures that the Robin bird will afford you as long as you move in a manner that is conducive to taking great photographs of the moment. If the Robin bird is getting that close, then there is a degree of interest there and for you the chance to take a stunning photograph of a beautiful bird that most people with cameras will never be able to achieve because they scare the bird off in flight.
I believe you made the right choice way back when you did, and now you can build on those early pictures you took of the Robin and create a stunning portfolio of images to impress others. Congratulations on your achievements to date.. and continued success to you as a wildlife bird photographer.
Good luck!
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Great video!
thank you💚
Amazing ❤
Excellent video 😊
I think you are a very brave girl to do what you are doing! The majority of people out there would be jealous. They would remain in their cage and not have the courage to quit a job and follow their heart. Life is about living, with the decision you made I think you are already successful. Follow your heart, love what you do and you can't go wrong. Congratulations!!
Thank you so so much for your kind words! 💚
Grande Chiara!!! Ora vogliamo vedere qui le tue avventure fotografiche…a presto e in bocca al lupo!!!
Si parte 💪🏻💚
So happy for you!!!
Thanks so much 💚
Good for you Chiara, keep your dream forward and I share my motto in life, "Lead, follow, or get out of my way...."
Love that!
You are such a brave girl! May you succeed!
Thank you so so much! 💚
What a wonderful story! thank you for sharing. And by the way, you are by no means old! I'm 51 and still haven't figured it all out!
ahahah! thanks, I think you're right 💚
What a story! Thank you for sharing it with us 🙏 You are just as brave as that little robin, definitely! ❤ Please keep doing these videos here, you are so inspiring and a good teacher as well. I learn a lot, so a big: Thank you! Robins might have a certain spiritual meaning, do you know that? I believe in those natural magic moments, but I’m not a scientist 😉 Keep going! 📷
Thanks so much for your nice words. Robins definetely have a spiritual meaning ❤