These photos are from 2020, when I was camping near Mornas, Franceβthe trip where I almost gave up backpacking altogether. I hadnβt eaten for nearly two days, and I only had a tiny bit of water left. The ground was too hard for my tent pegs, so I had to improvise with whatever I could find around me. Somehow, the tent stayed up.
The heat was unbearable, so I slept through the day and walked at night. One evening, I pushed myself through 15 kilometres of pitch-black countryside. By sunrise, I was completely drainedβno food, no water, and ready to quit.
Then, by pure chance, I saw a man in a harvester. I asked if he had any work, and he offered me three days of grape-picking, starting immediately. While we worked, I mentioned that I had a drone. He asked how much I charged for videos. I told him I didnβt knowβI was still new to it. He said, βDo some videos, and Iβll pay what I think theyβre worth.β
After three days of grape-picking, he paid me β¬180. Then he watched the drone videos, and to my surprise, he handed me another β¬400. Just like that, I became a photographer. π π
The very next day, I caught the first bus into Spain. France had been brutal, but that moment changed everything. π€π€π
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These photos are from 2020, when I was camping near Mornas, Franceβthe trip where I almost gave up backpacking altogether. I hadnβt eaten for nearly two days, and I only had a tiny bit of water left. The ground was too hard for my tent pegs, so I had to improvise with whatever I could find around me. Somehow, the tent stayed up.
The heat was unbearable, so I slept through the day and walked at night. One evening, I pushed myself through 15 kilometres of pitch-black countryside. By sunrise, I was completely drainedβno food, no water, and ready to quit.
Then, by pure chance, I saw a man in a harvester. I asked if he had any work, and he offered me three days of grape-picking, starting immediately. While we worked, I mentioned that I had a drone. He asked how much I charged for videos. I told him I didnβt knowβI was still new to it. He said, βDo some videos, and Iβll pay what I think theyβre worth.β
After three days of grape-picking, he paid me β¬180. Then he watched the drone videos, and to my surprise, he handed me another β¬400. Just like that, I became a photographer. π π
The very next day, I caught the first bus into Spain. France had been brutal, but that moment changed everything. π€π€π
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