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

Dillion, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today How did you learn to do what you do? Knowing what you know now, what could you have done to speed up your learning process? What skills do you think were most essential? What obstacles stood in the way of learning more?

I started off in modeling and after awhile I just kept getting more ideas for shoots I wanted to do. This ended up with me getting my own camera and asking fellow friends for pointers, watching YouTube tutorials, and working out what best worked for my skills. I then started focusing on genres of shooting that represented me as a creative that being creative portraits and travel photography.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I never pictured myself as a creative in this field. My friends pushed me to get into modeling so I dove headfirst into it. I made a lot of connections and really came out of my shell when it came to my confidence. Once I got my camera and started shooting for myself I of course had my hurdles to get over when figuring out the type of photography that worked for me. Financials have always been a struggle when it comes to the creative realm and I am a minimalist so I didn’t want to go out and buy all the expensive lighting and equipment. So I learned to master natural light and make it all work in my favor. Once I dipped my toes into the travel photography world I new that was my truest passion. I love capturing a huge beautiful landscape with a tiny person in it. I just love telling the story of living in this beautiful world we have.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

My goal and dream in life is to get a van and travel the world full time creating content to share with fellow like minded people and to also share with those that are unable to see the world for themselves. I want to bring us all together to witness this amazing planet we have.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

Stop caring about what others have to say about what you are passionate about. Take that photo in front of strangers. Pose for the epic shot. Who cares what they think. And people that question your every move just aren’t confident in their own life choices. Stay driven on what you want.       

Contact Info:

• Instagram: www.instagram.com/dillionlalor
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dillion.lalor
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/dillion_lalor
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@dillionial
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@dillionial

Image Credits
I shot them all. If you need the models just let me know.