Celebrating Our Final Year Students! Name: Tara Campling Degree: English Language & Communications with Creative Writing & Journalism Year of Graduation: 2020 What is your hobby & what does it entail? My hobby would be photography as I like taking pictures to try and tell a story. Why did you choose Photography? When I was in secondary school, I used to enjoy walking around a local golf course in the evenings to get some exercise. I would always end up taking pictures of this on my phone, and my hobby slowly developed into me taking different pictures at different places, to the point I decided to do this as an A-Level at college. How long have you been doing Photography? I would say about 6 years since when I was a year 11 student. How do you balance Photography and University life? It is a struggle, as I like dedicating days to going out to take pictures, but it is not easy to do this with lectures and assignments.
What do you enjoy about Photography? The freedom it gives me. I can escape through it. When I’m taking pictures all that seems to matter is whatever I can see through my lens and the outcome once I press the shutter. How has Photography helped you? It has helped me escape when I have needed to, for example when I have lots of deadlines. I enjoy the editing process as much as the shooting process, so I find this a nice break between university work. Do you have any struggles? I would love to be able to invest in some more advanced equipment, however, it is very expensive which is a big negative. What about the future? I find photography helped me relax at uni. and I hope it will beyond. It’s important to keep in touch with your interests, just as much as it is to work hard.
“
Don’t forget your hobbies once you graduate and find yourself in the world of work.
“
4
