S.McKenzie Photography

About

I discovered my passion for photography thanks to an inspirational teacher, during my A-levels in 2016 and 2017.
He soon became a mentor, not just a teacher, and a figure who I looked up to, teaching me everything I know. Before I began A-Levels I had very little confidence in myself but with my ambitions for the future, this teacher played a huge part in where I am today.
I remember he told me one day he’d love to see me teach photography beside him. Sadly, nearing the end of our course, he was involved in fatal accident and I felt I was back to square one. He was the first teacher to make me believe in myself.
However, this pushed me to do the best I could with my photography and I achieved an A in my exams. The school recognised my passion for wanting to help the faculty following the tragedy, and I was offered a job as a student services assistant. I later went on to become a teaching assistant in the schools SEND department, and I’ve been lucky enough to do all the photography for the school and to be able to provide support to students wanting to take photography as a subject.
Whenever I see students struggle in school, I draw inspiration from my old tutor and I show them you don’t have to be the most academic to have a true talent. I feel it just needs one person to be there and support them, just like the support I had.
This has given me a perfect platform to build my own business and start taking my art to the next level while showing the world what I can do.

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