We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Brandon Lewis a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Brandon , thanks for joining us today. What sort of legacy are you hoping to build. What do you think people will say about you after you are gone, what do you hope to be remembered for?

It’s pretty simple what I hope my legacy will be. I want to be one of the best in my craft but not just because of the things I’ve done for my self gain. I want to be known for bringing people up alongside me never thinking I’m above anyone. I want to leave a legacy that in a craft where so many are for self that there is a better way. A legacy with no ego but a spirit to help the same way I wanted help when I started. It’ll be cool to be famous for my work as a photographer but if I didn’t help anyone along the way with the knowledge I gained it would be a disservice to the craft. A disservice to the God that gave me this gift. So yeah its pretty simple what I want my legacy to be. I wanna be great at what I do but I want to help others be the best they can be just as much.

Brandon , love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

My name is Brandon Lewis and I am the owner of Peaceful Visions Photography LLC. I’ve been in this craft for five years now. Two years as a full time photographer. I serve in a multitude of areas in this craft. From infant portraits to wedding photography and almost everything in between. I think what sets me apart from the rest of the people in my craft is my willingness to help others without any fear of them “being better than me” as some would say. I don’t feel I’m above or beneath anyone. Everyone has their own style and eye to capture things. The thing I’m most proud of I’d usually say is that I chose to help people when I could have been an information hoarder like how many were towards me when I first started. Now a days I’m most proud of the simple fact that I haven’t given up on this craft regardless of the things I’ve seen and have been through myself. There have been many instances and some even recent that have made me wonder if this is the thing for me to be doing. Yea I’m good at what I do but is this right for my life. I just can’t let this dream I have go though. It’s done so much for my life, it has given me purpose. I feel this is my gift from God. To give up on it is to basically say I have no faith in him. I can’t stand for that so I continue to press through it all. I know all of this is working for my good, its all going to be worth it. The legacy that I’m fighting to leave will be as I dream it to be.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

A story that would illustrate my resilience. My whole career is a story of resilience. Nothing has gone to plan from the time I began as a photographer. Not to my plan that is. So in essence it not going according to my plan has been the best thing for me. I love photography but I’ve had my struggles on the business side of things. Customer service is more than likely the thing I do best because one if you don’t do that well your business won’t last long. Secondly man my wife does not go for bad customer service having been in that field for so long. I have the marketing myself to the right crowd issue. I’ve read books, I’ve watched videos but for the life of me I felt like I haven’t made any progress on getting it right. Yet I continue to plug away at it because I know at some point I will find a way. My original supposed mentor left me hanging shooting in automatic mode. Yet I persisted to learn how to manually set my camera and dictate the things that I want to bring to life. I’ve made friends and helped friends only to lose them for reasons that just annoy my spirit to this day. Yet I never gave up on helping anyone or gaining friends in this craft. I’ve had my name thrown through the mud for things I have not done. Still I hold on to this dream of mine because if I let this go who knows if I will ever have a passion like this again. May not be a story of resilience to some but its my story. One that I will never be ashamed of telling.

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

The most rewarding thing for me as a creative is simply being a creative. I was content with just working a job and trying to live a good life. Being a creative changed all that for me. I want to do and experience things the same way I did when I was a child. Being a creative lets me know that I haven’t lost my imagination. That I’m still full of life. The moment I became a creative is the moment I found a dream and purpose. Being a creative gave me a sense of peace in a world where it seems there is none.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.peacefulvisionsphotography.com
• Instagram: peaceful_visions
• Facebook: Peaceful Visions Phtography

Image Credits
Photos of myself were captured by Nigel Angevine(photo 5,6,8), Normac Jetz(photo 7), and Neil Lopez(photo 4). The other photos posted are photos that I have taken.