"I often tell creatives starting out; don't focus on the people who don't show up for you, focus on the ones that do. They are the ones that will help carry you and walk alongside you. Some places you go [in this industry] will be uncomfortable and challenging, and you will need them. In the photo world, we get so caught up with validation that unless this person says something's great, the work’s not worthy. “⁠ ⁠ In this week’s Industry Insights, Shaniqwa Jarvis, photographer and co-founder of Social Studies, an incubator for emerging talent, shares her experience of the photo industry, and how she overcame its challenges for the past two decades.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 📷: @sheekswinsalways⁠ 🖊: @gemfletcher