The Life Balancing Act

Richard Wong over at Black Star Rising has a reminder to all of us that we need to work to maintain the balance between our professional life and our family life.

I can count on one or two hands the number of really great photojournalists that I know personally who have managed the balancing act. I think back to my shooting days and realize I did it all wrong. Being on call constantly, racing from one job to the next, canceling dinner plans with friends all the time … not conducive to the family life.