One of the world's leading independent experts on Leica has announced that he's saying "farewell to the Leica world." He states that because of recent decisions and developments at the company, "the soul of Leica products has been eradicated."
Victor Habchy's photography career took off after he became a Sony ambassador and when his dreamlike photos from Burning Man went wildly viral online a few years ago, and he has gone on to amass over 300,000 followers. Today Victor Habchy quit photography.
Professional landscape photographer Dave Morrow had thriving social media accounts with over 1.5 million followers. Last year, he decided to delete those accounts and give up his huge followings there. The decision changed his life and photography.
The "quit your day job and go on the adventure you've always dreamed of" piece of advice is given so often as to almost be cliché. And yet, many of us are still blown away when someone actually finds the guts to do just that.
And, well, if they capture a time-lapse so gorgeous it gets National Geographic's attention in the process, all the better for us photography blog types.
Last friday, Dayton Daily News photo editor …