Don't take photos, make photos!

Coming up with an original image in times of photo over-saturation can be challenging, so it pays to take your time and think

- Tom Mackie

In a world of Instagrammers all copying the same image only to be swiped by within seconds, it can be somewhat soul-destroying as a photographer. Coming up with an original image can be difficult in a time when, according to Mary Meeker’s annual Internet

Trends report, people upload an average of 1.8 billion digital images every day, and those were only images that were uploaded, let alone created. Another way to think about it: every two minutes, people take more photos than ever existed in total 150 years ago.