{"slug":"spend-gear-money-on-life","title":"当我把买器材的钱投入生活，我发现了摄影新的可能","author":"Thomas看看世界","date":"2019-12-22","wechat":"https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzI4NDA5MzE5NQ==&mid=2247489875&idx=1&sn=106364cef93795c35a42d1edae08cd30&chksm=eb81e737dcf66e2107fdc8208f785dd964ac8d478d26c2af5d9ccbdaf5943c06da1cdf191138&scene=21#wechat_redirect","blocks":[{"t":"h","x":"Thomas看看世界","xe":"Thomas Chu Photo"},{"t":"p","x":"很早关注托马斯的朋友应该都知道，我的D90套机一共用了7年时间。","b":false,"xe":"Friends who followed Thomas early on should know that I used my D90 kit for a total of 7 years."},{"t":"p","x":"因为我发现买更好的器材并不会让我的照片变得特别，但我把买器材的钱投入生活，去探索更大的世界，遇见更多千奇百怪的人，用更加好奇、开放、乐观的态度去过每一天，我的摄影才会变得与众不同。","b":false,"xe":"Because I found that buying better gear wouldn't make my photos special. But when I invested the gear money into life — exploring a bigger world, meeting more fascinating people, and living each day with a more curious, open, and optimistic attitude — my photography became distinctive."},{"t":"p","x":"本文是我在第21期图虫摄影网 Open See Talks的演讲，分享了我自己的经历和对摄影的见解，演讲从视频3分50秒开始，大家也可以直接看下面的文字版本。","b":false,"xe":"This article is my talk at the 21st Open See Talks of the Tuchong photography website, sharing my own experience and views on photography. The talk starts at 3:50 in the video; everyone can also read the text version below."},{"t":"video"},{"t":"p","x":"演讲全文","b":false,"xe":"Full Text of the Talk"},{"t":"p","x":"大家下午好，我叫储卫民。我的图虫ID叫「Thomas看看世界」。","b":false,"xe":"Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Chu Weimin. My Tuchong ID is \"Thomas看看世界.\""},{"t":"p","x":"10年前我还是一个高中生，那时我去过最远的地方，是离家乡重庆4小时车程的成都，我从来没想过有一天，我会环游世界，一年飞行20多万公里。","b":false,"xe":"10 years ago I was still a high school student. The farthest place I'd been then was Chengdu, a 4-hour drive from my hometown Chongqing. I never imagined that one day I'd travel around the world, flying more than 200,000 kilometers a year."},{"t":"p","x":"5年前我还是一个程序员，在新加坡繁华的金融区，一个普普通通的小格子里工作，我从来没想过有一天，我会变成一个用图片讲故事的人，用的语言不再是java而是摄影。","b":false,"xe":"5 years ago I was still a programmer, working in an ordinary little cubicle in Singapore's bustling financial district. I never imagined that one day I'd become a person who tells stories with images, using a language no longer Java but photography."},{"t":"img","f":"img-02","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"p","x":"和摄影邂逅是在大一，那时我每个月有一些奖学金，对于一个没有女朋友也没有特别爱好的宅男而言，一学期下来就存了有7000块钱。","b":false,"xe":"I met photography in my freshman year. Back then I had some scholarship money each month, and for a homebody with no girlfriend and no particular hobbies, I'd saved up 7,000 yuan by the end of one semester."},{"t":"p","x":"我在网上正好看到尼康D90加镜头差不多也这个数，就决定买下来，来记录我的留学生活。刚开始我什么都拍，人像、扫街、风景，但一个月过后我就对这种摄影失去了兴趣，相机锁在柜子里有一年多时间。","b":false,"xe":"On the internet, I happened to see that a Nikon D90 with a lens cost about the same, so I decided to buy it to record my study-abroad life. At first I shot everything — portraits, street, landscapes — but after a month I lost interest in that kind of photography, and the camera stayed locked in a cabinet for over a year."},{"t":"p","x":"直到大二下学期的时候，我获得机会去德国交换。第一次有机会和很多国外年轻人一样，当一个背包客，去很多向往已久的地方旅行。也是从那个时候开始，我又解锁了户外的新爱好。","b":false,"xe":"It wasn't until the second semester of my sophomore year that I got the chance to exchange in Germany. For the first time, I had the chance, like many young foreigners, to be a backpacker and travel to many places I'd long dreamed of. It was also from then that I unlocked a new hobby: the outdoors."},{"t":"img","f":"img-03","w":1080,"h":667},{"t":"p","x":"第一次户外是在德国一座几百米的小山坡，穿着牛仔裤背着书包就往上冲，走一半鞋子就被雪打湿了。","b":false,"xe":"My first outdoor trip was a small hill of a few hundred meters in Germany. I charged up in jeans with a backpack, and halfway up my shoes were soaked by snow."},{"t":"p","x":"后面1000米、2000米、3000米慢慢爬。最后交换结束的时候，我约了几个网友，登上了德国最高的山峰。也就是那个时候，我发现摄影给了我一种更深入、更全面的去观察生活的机会。更重要的是，摄影给了我一种新的动力，去解锁未知的世界，分享自己的故事。","b":false,"xe":"After that, I slowly climbed 1,000 meters, 2,000 meters, 3,000 meters. When the exchange finally ended, I met up with a few online friends and summited Germany's highest peak. It was also then that I realized photography gave me a deeper, more comprehensive way to observe life. More importantly, photography gave me a new motivation to unlock the unknown world and share my own story."},{"t":"img","f":"img-04","w":1080,"h":698},{"t":"p","x":"我的尼康d90套机用了7年时间。因为我发现买更好的器材并不会让我的照片变得特别。但我把买器材的钱投入生活，去探索更大的世界，遇见更多千奇百怪的人，我的照片就开始有了点儿意思。","b":false,"xe":"I used my Nikon D90 kit for 7 years. Because I found that buying better gear wouldn't make my photos special. But when I invested the gear money into life, exploring a bigger world and meeting more fascinating people, my photos started to get a little interesting."},{"t":"p","x":"摄影对我而言其实是一种生活态度，摄影的根源在于生活。当我们勇于去尝试不一样的生活，去拥抱更大的世界，用更加好奇、开放、乐观的态度去过每一天，我们的摄影也自然会变得与众不同。","b":false,"xe":"For me, photography is actually a life attitude; the root of photography lies in life. When we dare to try different lives, embrace a bigger world, and live each day with a more curious, open, and optimistic attitude, our photography will naturally become distinctive."},{"t":"p","x":"所以当时我给自己定了很多的计划，不光是摄影，还有户外和探索的计划，比如要去拍摄世界上最高的十座雪山。","b":false,"xe":"So at that time I set many plans for myself — not just photography, but also outdoor and exploration plans, like shooting the ten highest snow mountains in the world."},{"t":"p","x":"后面发现这些高峰很多都在一块儿，完成这个并没有想象的困难。比如我要挑战更高的高度，后面我就去爬了5000多米的雪山，翻过了近6000米高的垭口。","b":false,"xe":"Later I found that many of these peaks are clustered together, so completing this wasn't as hard as imagined. For example, to challenge higher altitudes, I later climbed snow mountains above 5,000 meters and crossed passes nearly 6,000 meters high."},{"t":"img","f":"img-05","w":1080,"h":721},{"t":"img","f":"img-06","w":1080,"h":666},{"t":"img","f":"img-07","w":1080,"h":639},{"t":"img","f":"img-08","w":1080,"h":717},{"t":"p","x":"不过到了2014年，我又不得不把相机放进了防潮箱藏起来。为啥呢？因为毕业了，工作了，加入了码农大军，也没时间到处跑了。但是我这次并没有放弃摄影，因为我发现了一个新的阵地，那就是互联网。","b":false,"xe":"But by 2014, I had to hide my camera in the dry cabinet again. Why? Because I graduated, started working, joined the ranks of coders, and had no time to run around. But this time I didn't give up photography, because I discovered a new front: the internet."},{"t":"p","x":"我是16年1月第一次在图虫APP开始发照片，很快就有其他用户来留言，让我欣喜不已。我第一次察觉到摄影的另一种可能，它不光可以改变我的生活，也可以影响到他人，让千里之外的另一个人，通过网线去发现生活新的可能性。","b":false,"xe":"I first started posting photos on the Tuchong app in January 2016, and soon other users came to comment, which thrilled me. For the first time I sensed another possibility of photography: it could not only change my life, but also influence others — letting another person a thousand miles away discover new possibilities in life through the internet."},{"t":"img","f":"img-09","w":1080,"h":608},{"t":"p","x":"那时我也第一次在图虫APP上尝试开始创作教程，看到反响不错后，干脆给自己定了个目标，每周日制作一个摄影相关的文章或者视频。","b":false,"xe":"Around then I also first tried creating tutorials on the Tuchong app. After seeing a good response, I simply set myself a goal: produce a photography article or video every Sunday."},{"t":"img","f":"img-10","w":1080,"h":541},{"t":"p","x":"从2016年中旬起，我开始有意识的去运营自己的自媒体。这张图是我公众号的粉丝增长图，大家看到很有意思，每隔一周就会突然有个波峰，那是因为我又更新文章了，每周一篇，几乎风雨无阻，一直到今天。","b":false,"xe":"From mid-2016, I began deliberately running my own self-media. This chart is the follower growth of my official account. It's amusing to see: every other week there's suddenly a peak — that's because I updated an article again, one a week, almost regardless of weather, right up to today."},{"t":"img","f":"img-11","w":1080,"h":370},{"t":"p","x":"通过运营自媒体，我找到了一条靠摄影养活自己的路。后来图虫APP的商务和运营找到我，给我推荐了很多商业拍摄的活儿，有汽车、手机等等一些客户。","b":false,"xe":"Through running self-media, I found a way to support myself with photography. Later, the Tuchong app's business and operations teams found me and recommended many commercial shooting jobs — clients in cars, phones, and more."},{"t":"p","x":"另外很多通过互联网了解我的人，也成为了我的客户，购买我的书籍、作品，参加我的摄影团。","b":false,"xe":"In addition, many people who got to know me through the internet became my clients, buying my books and works and joining my photography tours."},{"t":"p","x":"所以互联网也给我的摄影，我的生活打开了一扇新的门。我不光可以通过摄影改变自己，也可以通过摄影去影响他人。我不光可以把摄影作为爱好，也能把摄影作为职业。","b":false,"xe":"So the internet also opened a new door for my photography and my life. I could not only change myself through photography, but also influence others. I could not only treat photography as a hobby, but also as a career."},{"t":"p","x":"到2017年中，那时我已经能通过摄影取得一些收入，所以我决定辞职，去做一名全职的职业摄影师。当时我想的是既然年轻，我可以给自己几年的时间试错，去挑战新的可能。","b":false,"xe":"By mid-2017, I was already earning some income through photography, so I decided to resign and become a full-time professional photographer. At the time I thought: since I'm young, I can give myself a few years to make mistakes and challenge new possibilities."},{"t":"p","x":"辞职后第一站我去的是印尼，这张照片是我13年去印尼Bromo火山拍摄的，很普通的视角。","b":false,"xe":"After resigning, my first stop was Indonesia. This photo was shot at Mount Bromo when I went to Indonesia in 2013 — a very ordinary perspective."},{"t":"img","f":"img-12","w":1080,"h":633},{"t":"p","x":"我17年再去，想的就是去检验一下我纸上谈兵这么多年，在网上写了那么多教程，看了那么多照片，学了那么多技术，能不能在同一个地方拍出我自己不一样的视角。","b":false,"xe":"When I went again in 2017, I wanted to test whether, after all these years of armchair theorizing — writing so many tutorials online, viewing so many photos, learning so many techniques — I could shoot my own distinctive perspective at the same place."},{"t":"p","x":"后来我拍到了这张照片，大家都很意外一个大众的景点还能拍出不一样的氛围，这给了我很多信心。","b":false,"xe":"Later I captured this photo. Everyone was surprised that a popular tourist spot could still produce a different atmosphere, which gave me a lot of confidence."},{"t":"img","f":"img-13","w":1080,"h":721},{"t":"p","x":"第二站我是去的巴基斯坦，这次我是带的摄影团去。也是很幸运我们生活在这个时代，社会经济水平提高之后，大家愿意花钱去尝试不一样的旅行，体验不一样的生活，也让很多旅行者和摄影师，获得了更多元的收入渠道。","b":false,"xe":"My second stop was Pakistan, and this time I went leading a photography tour. It's also fortunate that we live in this era — after socioeconomic levels improved, people are willing to spend money to try different travel and experience different lives, which also gives many travelers and photographers more diverse income channels."},{"t":"img","f":"img-14","w":1080,"h":530},{"t":"p","x":"第三站我去的是格陵兰岛，我先是报了荷兰摄影师Max Rive的摄影团，近距离观察国际顶尖的山地风光摄影师，他们是如何去规划行程，踩点探索和拍摄后期的。","b":false,"xe":"My third stop was Greenland. First, I joined Dutch photographer Max Rive's photography tour, observing up close how the world's top mountain landscape photographers plan itineraries, scout locations, and do shooting and post-processing."},{"t":"p","x":"后面我和朋友自己又在北极无人区，探索和拍摄了6周的时间。这也是我第一次在野外无人区，生活了这么长的时间。时间越长，也给了我更充分的机会去深入探索、了解一个地方，给有更多的机会，去捕捉到一些难得一见的瞬间。","b":false,"xe":"Later, my friends and I spent 6 weeks exploring and shooting in the Arctic's uninhabited areas on our own. It was also my first time living so long in the wild uninhabited region. The longer the time, the more ample opportunity I had to explore and understand a place deeply, and the more chances to capture rare moments."},{"t":"img","f":"img-15","w":1080,"h":593},{"t":"p","x":"这段生活给我的启示，就是要站在时代的浪潮，勇敢的去尝试，很多事情并没有想象的那么难。","b":false,"xe":"The lesson this life gave me is to stand on the wave of the times and bravely try — many things are not as hard as imagined."},{"t":"p","x":"在这个年代，我们大部分年轻人其实都不再为吃饱穿暖发愁，我们有了更多的试错空间，去勇敢的尝试新的可能。","b":false,"xe":"In this era, most of us young people no longer worry about food and clothing. We have more room to make mistakes and bravely try new possibilities."},{"t":"p","x":"当然我们也需要利用时代的浪潮，利用新的科技，在新的媒介上去进行创新。而不是重复前人的脚步，或者去做那些不可避免被时代淘汰的事情。","b":false,"xe":"Of course, we also need to ride the wave of the times, use new technology, and innovate on new media — rather than repeating the footsteps of predecessors or doing things inevitably eliminated by the times."},{"t":"img","f":"img-16","w":667,"h":1000},{"t":"p","x":"2018年对我而言，是一个重复和深入的过程。我自己很喜欢一次又一次的去同一个地方，去更加深入、全面、充满新意的展现那里的风景。","b":false,"xe":"For me, 2018 was a process of repetition and deepening. I really enjoy going to the same place again and again, presenting the scenery there more deeply, comprehensively, and with new creativity."},{"t":"p","x":"我也尽力的去构建我的照片，希望它能触达更多的观众，让更多的人产生共鸣。","b":false,"xe":"I also try my best to construct my photos, hoping they can reach more viewers and resonate with more people."},{"t":"p","x":"我始终觉得一张照片如果仅仅是在摄影圈、风光圈内传播，那么它其实并没有发挥它最大的生命力。","b":false,"xe":"I've always felt that if a photo only spreads within the photography and landscape circles, it hasn't really exerted its greatest vitality."},{"t":"p","x":"只有当它和一个远在天边，和摄影毫不相干的人产生了联系，才真正让照片在社会中发声，产生影响力。","b":false,"xe":"Only when it connects with someone far away who has nothing to do with photography does the photo truly speak in society and create influence."},{"t":"img","f":"img-17","w":1080,"h":442},{"t":"p","x":"这张照片是我今年5月拍摄和发表的，应该算是我第一张出圈的照片，阅读量有接近2000万。很多人难以相信迪士尼城堡一样的雪山，以及银河拱桥真的是能同时存在的，唤起了很多人对自然的向往。","b":false,"xe":"This photo was shot and published in May this year. It should count as my first photo that went viral beyond the photography circle, with nearly 20 million views. Many people found it hard to believe that a snow mountain like a Disney castle and the Milky Way arch could truly coexist, which evoked many people's longing for nature."},{"t":"img","f":"img-18","w":1080,"h":635},{"t":"p","x":"这张照片拍摄于今年3月，我第3次前往格陵兰进行一个多月的探索，也是我第一次尝试偏人文类的拍摄，很幸运的抓拍到了这个寒冷而又温馨的瞬间，获得了国家地理摄影大赛的全球大奖。","b":false,"xe":"This photo was taken in March this year, during my 3rd trip to Greenland for over a month of exploration. It was also my first attempt at more humanity-focused shooting. Fortunately, I captured this cold yet warm moment, and it won the Global Grand Prize of the National Geographic Photo Contest."},{"t":"img","f":"img-19","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"p","x":"利用这种出圈带来的影响力，我也是进行了一些更多的尝试，比如社群共创的摄影项目。","b":false,"xe":"Leveraging the influence brought by going viral, I've also made more attempts, such as community co-creation photography projects."},{"t":"p","x":"现在很多普通人都能用手机、相机去进行创作，如何利用这个契机？","b":false,"xe":"Now many ordinary people can create with phones and cameras. How to seize this opportunity?"},{"t":"p","x":"#510100公里#是我和摄影师叶梓颐，王源宗发起的一个尝试项目。让大家去离城市5公里，10公里，100公里的地方拍摄星空，建立中国的城市观星指南。","b":false,"xe":"#5 10 100 Kilometers# is a trial project initiated by photographer Ye Ziyi, Wang Yuanzong, and me. It asks everyone to shoot the starry sky at places 5, 10, and 100 kilometers from the city, building a China urban stargazing guide."},{"t":"p","x":"每天我们都生活在城市中，会觉得星空、自然什么的很遥远。但1万多名摄影爱好者的投稿，告诉大家其实自然就在我们身边，即使北上广深附近，也有很多可以看到星空的地方，只是我们忘记了抬头去看它。","b":false,"xe":"Every day we live in the city and feel that the starry sky and nature are far away. But the submissions from more than 10,000 photography enthusiasts tell us that nature is actually right beside us. Even near Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, there are many places to see the stars — we've just forgotten to look up."},{"t":"img","f":"img-20","w":1080,"h":442},{"t":"p","x":"修图小赛也是我长期在进行的一个项目，我每期都会提供一些原片，让网友去修图，呈现他们的感觉。","b":false,"xe":"The Retouching Mini Contest is also a project I've been running long-term. Each round, I provide some original files and let netizens retouch them, presenting their own feelings."},{"t":"p","x":"这种思维和创意的碰撞其实非常的有趣，每次我们都会发现，即使是同样的一个原图，大家的裁剪、调色、氛围营造其实都会完全不一样，照片最终呈现的效果也是五花八门。","b":false,"xe":"This collision of thinking and creativity is actually very interesting. Every time we find that even with the same original image, everyone's cropping, color grading, and atmosphere building are completely different, and the final results are diverse."},{"t":"p","x":"相信这样的灵感碰撞，一定是可以创造出更好的流行摄影氛围的，让更多有个性、有风格的年轻摄影师走出来。","b":false,"xe":"I believe such inspiration collision can surely create a better popular photography atmosphere, letting more young photographers with individuality and style come to the fore."},{"t":"img","f":"img-21","w":1080,"h":539},{"t":"p","x":"大家知道我们国家最近遇到了很多憋屈的事情，我们的经济体量上来了，但我们的文化影响力还远远不够。","b":false,"xe":"As everyone knows, our country has encountered many frustrating things recently. Our economic scale has risen, but our cultural influence is far from enough."},{"t":"p","x":"我们有5000年的文化底蕴，和现代化的生活方式，但如何用接地气的方式去和外国人沟通？","b":false,"xe":"We have 5,000 years of cultural heritage and a modern way of life, but how can we communicate with foreigners in a down-to-earth way?"},{"t":"img","f":"img-22","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"p","x":"我们需要用最潮流的电影，短视频，图像和文字去展现东方的文化和生活。","b":false,"xe":"We need to use the trendiest films, short videos, images, and text to showcase Eastern culture and life."},{"t":"p","x":"这也是现在很多年轻的中国摄影师在做的事情，用最个性的风格和最流行的语言，去展现中国的风景，中国的生活和中国人的故事，让世界了解真实而热情的中国。","b":false,"xe":"This is also what many young Chinese photographers are doing now: using the most individual styles and the most popular language to present China's landscapes, China's life, and Chinese people's stories, letting the world know a real and passionate China."},{"t":"img","f":"img-23","w":1080,"h":442},{"t":"p","x":"不再颓唐、不再垂头丧气，我相信未来越来越多的中国摄影师可以用创新的艺术语言，和现代化的商业模式，去突破藩篱，突破圈层，为观众带来更多令人惊艳的作品。","b":false,"xe":"No more dejection, no more hanging our heads. I believe that in the future, more and more Chinese photographers can use innovative artistic language and modern business models to break through barriers and circles, bringing more amazing works to viewers."},{"t":"p","x":"不设限，我们就会拥有无限的可能。","b":false,"xe":"Set no limits, and we'll have infinite possibilities."},{"t":"p","x":"谢谢大家!","b":false,"xe":"Thank you all!"},{"t":"h","x":"Open · See","xe":"Open · See"},{"t":"h","x":"（开放 · 观看）","xe":"(Open · Watch)"},{"t":"img","f":"img-24","w":750,"h":1344},{"t":"h","x":"其他相关文章：","xe":"Other related articles:"},{"t":"p","x":"《我们是一群追求极致户外光影的年轻人 - 极影AX》","b":false,"xe":"\"We Are a Group of Young People Pursuing Extreme Outdoor Light and Shadow - AdventureX AX\""},{"t":"p","x":"《如何分析和模仿一位摄影师的前后期风格》","b":false,"xe":"\"How to Analyze and Imitate a Photographer's Pre- and Post-Processing Style\""},{"t":"p","x":"《27岁，我要走出自己的路，义无反顾》","b":false,"xe":"\"At 27, I Will Walk My Own Path, Without Regret\""},{"t":"p","x":"《2016年，我最难忘的一张照片》","b":false,"xe":"\"2016: My Most Unforgettable Photo\""},{"t":"p","x":"《Thomas 看看世界：最危险的事就是害怕冒险》","b":false,"xe":"\"Thomas 看看世界: The Most Dangerous Thing Is Being Afraid of Adventure\""},{"t":"h","x":"欢迎关注托马斯的旅行与摄影攻略","xe":"Follow Thomas for more travel and photography guides"}],"titleEn":"When I Invested My Gear Money into Life, I Discovered New Possibilities in Photography"}