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craft.Justoneyearintobusiness,demand
forlearningfromPaulinawassohighshe
wascompelledtoofferworkshops.Withina
fewhoursafterannouncingherfirsttwoUK
workshops,theyweresoldout.“Somany
peoplewereaskingmeforthem
[workshops]andthemorepeoplewho
asked,themoreI wonderedif workshops
weresomethingI coulddo.I mean,why
wouldI teachwhenI’donlybeenshooting
fora year?I neededtobe100%assuredthat
it waswhatpeoplewantedsoI askedthe
speculativequestionona forumandwas
overwhelmedbytheresponse.”Paulina
nowdeliversworkshopsaroundtheworld
- anywherethereis a demandforher:
Europe,Australia,theUnitedStatesof
America..."Ineverpushmyselfanywhere,
I onlygoif I knowthere’senoughpeople
whowantit.It’sa verynichestyleof
photographythatnotmanypeople
understandorappreciate,butthosethatdo
arealwayssogratefulforwhatI canshare
withthemandthat’swhyI doit,”sheadds.
Paulinahasa stringofinternational
awards– almost 25 todate– including
accoladesfromtheMasterPhotography
Association,Rangefinder,SWPP,
MonochromeAwardsandtheInternational
PhotographyAwards– thelistgoesonand
on. To photographers, these accolades give
I mean,whywouldI
teachwhenI’dbarely
beenshootingfora year.
I neededtobe100%
assuredthatit waswhat
people wanted