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Almost every day in the Lux Photo Gallery in Amsterdam, the Netherlands appointments take place to give consultations.
The persons that come are photographers with several years of experience or photographers who recently finished their studies.
They come to talk about their work, their career, their creativity, their network and their ambitions.

Some of the persons that have booked a consultation come from far away.
They sometimes have travelled for two to three hours.
Just for a one hour consultation.

This though should never influence the way the consultation goes.
It would be a short time pleasing of a person to sugar coat only because a person has come from far away.
In the long term the person would be confronted with issues that were seen but not reported during the consultation.

Therefore, hundred percent of honesty is applied to persons coming for a consultation.
The truth is told.
If it is not good, the person is told.
If it is fabulous, that is expressed as well.
Even if they come from far away.

However, the way things are said during the consultation is always with love.
With consideration and empathy.
It is told in a diplomatic way.
And always offering alternatives.
A new way to go.
New ideas to work on.
It is never burning down and not planting immediately after.

This method of working is extremely exhausting.
It asks with each person one hour of total concentration.
And total commitment.

As there are two to three persons coming for consultations almost every day, slowly most energy available is drained.
It feels like being sucked empty.
And a longing comes to be again at the deserted beach in Mexico for a while.
To charge the battery.



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