As I am near the end of my third year of university, I am faced with the looming question of what I want to do once it is all over. I've been avoiding the question for some time now, because I truly have no idea what it is I genuinely want. To be perfectly honest, I do enjoy the mundane routine of working f&b, where I didn't have to use much of my brains. But of course, I know it is not practical to work full-time in f&b in Singapore unless it was in a Michelin restaurant.
The one question I often get is if I would ever pursue photography full-time. Honestly, there has been so many times in my life where I really wish to chase after my dreams without care. And when my photography prof told me I had what it takes, I was really so tempted to take that leap of faith. Then I think about the arts scene in Singapore, and I wonder again if I really wish to enter it. A world where Photoshop is more important than your photography, where every photograph just look like they are taken by the same person. I see photographers like Nguan, like Lavender Chang, and I dream a dream of being like them, creating what they like without worry and being recognised for it. Then I look at all of my past works, and there are only a few shoots I genuinely like after all this time. And my dream feels a lot further than I imagine it to be.
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