Taking on a personal project is the next level. It makes you treat photography as an art form. Like in any art, you first start with one-offs, singles, or short stories, and only then approach writing a novel.
And this is how I invite you to treat your personal project, as writing a novel, as opposed to snapping unconnected stories here and there.
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