Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Rachel Pearson . We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Rachel , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Who is your hero and why? What lessons have you learned from them and how have they influenced your journey?

My personal hero is my mom. She has a heart of gold and isn’t afraid to make the hard decisions to help her loved ones and her succeed. Growing up I was frequently told the story of how my dad got into flight school and the tough decisions they had to make. In order to advance my dad’s career first, my mom chose to move to another state right after getting married and work long hour jobs for him to be able to pursue his dream. It took her years to be able to catch back up to her own career but her sacrifice and willingness have always left an impression on me. Being so selfless ultimately not only benefitted my dad, but made our whole family very stable over time. She later decided to go back to med school while raising my sister and I and become a PTA. Her willingness to sacrifice and encourage is truly a trait I long to have one day.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I first got interested in photography at age 14. a friend of mine brought over her camera and I was instantly hooked. I have been doing photography for 6 years now and love every second of the process. I have a specific focus in fine art and conceptual photography. My goal is for the average person to look at an image and feel something. I believe art is the biggest form of expression we can make about ourselves and I love to let my work speak.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most rewarding aspect of being a creative is hearing that my work impacted someone. I have had gallery showings where people come up to me crying saying that my image captured what they feel/ felt in a hard situation. Getting to connect with a person on an emotional level is very impactful.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

A lesson I had to unlearn when first starting out in photography was that the only way you can make money is by offering wedding services. While I greatly respect wedding photographers, I am certainly not one. This was really hard to grapple with because I knew I wasn’t interested in that field. The way I broke that thought was by attending school and seeing just how much possibility is out there for creatives. There truly is no one specific path or direction that you can take your creative career and I think that is one of the beautiful things about being a creative!

Contact Info:

• Website: www.rachelepearsonphotography.com
• Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-pearson-photography