The business of photography has been gatekept for too long.
That ends here. My Substack, Make Art. Make Money. The Photo Hustle, is where photography meets culture, commerce, and community. Part creative magazine, part playbook, part industry town hall.
Expect:
✨ Real business strategies
✨ Bold cultural commentary
✨ Spotlights on emerging voices
✨ Insights you won’t hear anywhere else
Subscribe now and step into the real business of photography. Link in bio.
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Coming Soon: The Photo Hustle Online Course
Read the book?
Now it’s time for action!
Level up your photography career with The Photo Hustle Online Course.
Packed with engaging activities and deep-dive modules, it’s designed to boost your skills.
Don’t miss out—join the waitlist and be the first to know when sign-ups open. Link in bio.
Sign up here: /p347m5e33m
Transform your photography business today!
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Photographers, it’s out!
THE PHOTO HUSTLE is now available for purchase!
From late nights questioning every chapter to excited calls with my publisher, this journey has been WILD..
Inside these pages? Everything I wish someone had told me before I maxed out my credit cards on equipment nobody hired me to use.
This isn’t just another “how to take pretty pictures” guide…
It’s the business blueprint I desperately needed when clients were ghosting me, my pricing was all wrong, and I was seriously considering giving up my camera for a “real job.”
Where to grab your copy:
𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻: https://lnkd.in/g34m5SAY
𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gwaQXJNi
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽: https://lnkd.in/g9WZw5c7
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗼 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: https://lnkd.in/gBXXrY2g
The truth? This book exists because of YOU.
Your questions, challenges, and success stories shaped every page…
And this book needs to reach every struggling photographer out there, and I need your help to make it happen.
Here’s how:
1. Leave a review once you’ve read it (no algorithm magic is stronger than honest reviews)
2. Request it at your local library or photography program (let’s make this knowledge accessible)
The hard lessons in this book cost me years and thousands of dollars to learn…
But you can skip the struggle by ordering it today for a fraction of that price.
P.S. I’m building an in-depth online course that takes everything in the book to the next level but with my real-time guidance!
(owners of the book will be the first ones to know when that’s out Sign up here: /p347m5e33m)
If you want to get into brand and commercial photography Karen Williams, AKA the @blackvisualqueen is ya girl
We ‘re rounding up your top favorite episodes of 2025 and coming in at #2 is Karen
Check out a few clips in the Best Of episode 269 or watch the full original episode 249 wherever you get your podcasts
MEET OUR JUDGE: Karen, aka Black Visual Queen, is a Visual Creative Director. She has a strong passion for storytelling. Karen is dedicated to creating visual narratives that make a lasting impact. Over the past 10+ years, Karen has worked with big names like Netflix, Square, Airbnb, AARP, MasterClass, Wired, and San Francisco Magazine. Outside of photography, you can find her lacing up her running shoes, exploring new places, or diving into pop culture.
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Grab their free guide in my link in bio!
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Holding The Photo Hustle inside @powellsbooks in Portland was such a surreal moment.
I wrote this book to help photographers understand the part no one teaches you: the business side of creativity. Contracts. Pitches. Portfolios. The behind-the-scenes politics that actually move your career forward.
💡 My dream? For this book to land not only in photographers’ hands, but also in classrooms, as part of business courses where future creatives are being trained.
✨ In October I’ll be launching the licensed online version to pair with the book. Teachers and schools can use it in their curriculum, and photographers can join the waitlist today to be first in line.
🙏 Thank you @powellsbooks for supporting my work. Manifesting a book signing here one day.
📸 Photographers, teachers, schools: the waitlist link is in my bio.
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