The gym made me a better photographer

The biggest mistake most creative people make: ignoring their health. Most photographers spend thousands of euros on cameras, lenses, computers and editing software… but they forget about the most important piece of equipment: their body

One of my cameras with a lens weighs around 5kg. On a wedding day, I’m not just holding that for 10 minutes. I’m carrying it for 8, 10, sometimes 12 hours and I am not just carrying one I am carrying 2 cameras. So you could say when would I have the time to workout I have work to do. I count working out as part of my work because if I don’t do it I will be falling apart. I think many creative people make this mistake treating their health as optional. They invest in better gear, but they forget that the person using the gear needs to last. I don’t train four times a week because I want to look like a fitness model. I train because I want to still be able to do this job in 10 years.