If there is one fact of life that we can count on, it’s that we will change as we age. Think about the kid who once hated Brussels sprouts or peas or lima beans—and all the dinner table arguments and cajoling to get that child to eat their vegetables. Then, twenty years later, much to the parents’ amusement and mild frustration, the now-grown child discovers a love for those once-hated foods.

This same thing can be said for probably just about everyone—we can all report similar experiences, not necessarily with vegetables, but with other things in our lives. Why? Because that’s what humans do. We grow and our tastes change. Sometimes, they change quite radically...

The more you dig into advice about photography—and really, probably advice about anything—the more you will find conflicting advice. One of these contradictions is within the way we’re taught to work on or to pursue our art...