People always told me I should focus on one subject only during my career path.
Did my B.A. in archaeology & italian & craved to study art history, too. So, I added it as a subject to my studies. I swear, a lot of ppl were really concerned abt this decision😂
Did my M.A. in archaeology & art history. Scientists from both sides told me to just focus on one subject & especially not combine them in my thesis. Now guess what turned out to be a pretty good idea lol
While writing my thesis I started to work as a freelance photographer. The day I canceled my student job, my not-so-nice shithead of a mansplaining boss told me: „Lisa, you can‘t do all of this. You have to make a decision. Archaeology? Art history? And now photography?!“ Guess now, who left the office more than happy🙄
Working as a photographer, I just got to hear aaall that same shit. Focus on fashion only, but don’t chase the money. Just do what you love, but don‘t do too much. Do the bare minimum, but watch out, there are ppl who work more than you, learned more than you. You're pretty good, have courage. You're pretty good, but not good enough.
And then again, when telling my story these days, ppl be like: oh wow mmmh well, sO WhAT aRe YoU noW?!?!^^ Art historian? Photographer? Oh, you write, too? And you're into politics?! I‘m finally claiming that I am all of that. After 12 years of work that I put into my career, it is totally fine to say, that I'm more than one part of my career path.
I‘m a photographer. I‘m a writer. I'm an art historian.
I‘m a creative & I‘m an academic, too.
And hell yes, I can shoot beauty & fashion, and still be into feminism & politics.
The last decade showed me that as a womxn, if you do one thing really good, you probably still won't be enough for society. If you do a lot of different things really good, you‘ll probably be waaay too much for society.
That‘s exactly why I want more womxn to claim their very own definition of themselves. Tell ppl about all your facets & passions. Tell them who you are & who you want to become. Tell them about what you achieved, tell them about your goals.
Tell your story proudly. And say it even louder for those in the back.
