Has anyone here tried their hand at travel/outdoor photography or writing?

>>2800539
>>what is your job
I work in a sporting goods store
>>how soul crushing is it
It sucks, but the alternative is working at McDonald's. At least, I get good discounts
>>how to get an /out/ job out of college
You don't need to go to college for this job.

>>2800539
>what is your job
SAR, not paid. It's all volunteer.
>how soul crushing is it
It's fun if it's what you want to do. A lot of people won't or can't do it.
>how to get an /out/ job out of college
Ski patrol, lifty, mountain safety, take your pick.

>what is your job
Landscaping, I run a mow crew but help with construction every once in a while cause I did it for 3 years before getting this position

>how soul crushing is it
Not really that soul crushing, but management is retarded so thats pretty much the hardest part. Other than that, sit on mower, stripey go boingboing, stop for snacks between properties, its a good time. The social / office politics are the hard part.

>how to get an /out/ job out of college
Don't need to go to college to be a landscaper, there are apprenticeships sure but I never went for anything (well I did do a 1 month fast-track course but work paid for it) and I make $33CAD an hour.
Word of mouth is the best way to get an interview in the bluecollar world, find out if friends / family have anyone in your desired area.

>what is your job
US Antarctic Program & contract work in Greenland. I don’t want to get too specific because its a small community.
>how soul crushing is it
It can be really grueling with the bureaucracy. I only transit through McMurdo and South Pole, so its a lot better for me than others.
>how to get an /out/ job out of college
Take seasonal work and get certifications. CDL A (with ALL the endorsements) and W-EMT will make you very competitive. Prioritize jobs that will get you working in aviation & maritime. Equipment operation is a must.

>>2800572
>Take seasonal work and get certifications. CDL A (with ALL the endorsements) and W-EMT will make you very competitive. Prioritize jobs that will get you working in aviation & maritime. Equipment operation is a must.
Not from America. Not sure what all those abbreviations mean. Is getting government work very competitive and do you need to come from a prestigious school? My biggest worry is that I go to a community college type institution, and there’s a lot of academic snobbery in my city.

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>what is your job
Land Surveyor
>how soul crushing is it
Not soul crushing at all, its my second career change. I used to be a carpenter and I fucking hated it. Now I get to roam around outside all day in all sorts of /out/ situations, I have also surveyed in three different continents. There are opportunities global and the work in the industry is extremely broad so if you get sick of the job you are in just chase companies to one that does something completely different.
>how to get an /out/ job out of college
for my occupation there is a national shortage in my home country (and I am betting in other countries) so I just walked straight into one (I was also a mature aged student so that helped)

I have had input in these threads before and I am happy to answer questions.

>>2800539
I had a somewhat /out/ related job working in Project Management support in a government agency that administered a number of conservation areas. While the mandate was extremely inspiring, and the projects were awesome, the work itself was soul-crushing, my boss was a boomer workaholic, and towards the end it was so toxic it was affecting my mental health. Now I work in a completely non-/out/ related organization but I'm happy, my bosses like me, and I have work-life balance.

>>2800572
looked into jobs and antarctica a while back and saw a suprising amount of them were blue collar work like framers and builders, and another huge chunk were transportation and logi roles like shipping conatiner moving cranes, buses, large forklifts, etc. I take it your doing something similar?
how long are you out there at a time? does it pay arlight?
I've heard when the weather gets really bad in those places everyone just gets hammered and has huge fuck piles, true?

>what is your job
Wildland Fire fighter, BLM
>soul crushing?
actually fantastic! 99 percent of everyone I've worked with so far in my few years has been great. there's 1 or 2 bad apples but always going to be in any job. commraderie and brotherhood is real. I've been able to travel all over the country, flown out in helicopters to pristine mountain wildernesses and spend all day working hard with the boys. Good culture amongst people in the job, all walks of life. Lots of ex military dudes, granola ultra runner girls, and cool mexicans. (bonus for no blacks)
pay is good but only for the fact that i work a fuck ton of hours, (110+ a week usually). No bills becuase i'm traveling and camping with the crew the whole time, can save good money. pulled 40k in pure savings last season.
i get the winters off to mooch unemployment.
for a young single guy its a good gig
I can tell you the long term prospects of the job are dismal and if you plan of supporting a family is bad, plus the retirement is dogshit. Gonna do 1 or 2 more season and get out.
>how to get an /out/ job out of college
dunno, never went
got out of the military and saw the feds were hiring. Got the job in like 3 phone calls.

>>2800577
>CDL
Truck driver's license. In america they have endorsements; hazmat, liquids, triples. Getting your "endorsement" means your qualified to haul triple trailers, carry liquids, etc.
>WEMT
Wilderness EMT. I have one. It's a gimmick, I wouldn't recommend it.
>Is getting government work very competitive
This is a really broad question. The answer can be yes, but sometimes the answer is also no. There are government positions that don't pay enough so nobody wants them, and then there are of course limited positions that everyone wants (game warden).

>>2800539
I work as a forest janny. It's not really soul sucking, generally very fulfilling actually. Except for when you come across some awful resource damage. I went to college, not intending this line of work, but the degree I got (history) did get me into parks via cultural interpretation, and i was able to quickly move to actual ranger work.

>>2800542
Impossible, every normie on earth wants to do this and many try with significant funding which out competes anyone else
>>2800569
+1 on landscaper, they’re also surprisingly lacking in a lot of countries so you can get a visa easily if you want to travel

>>2800613
landscapanon here, exactly bro depending on what you get into it can either be an easy ride or a welcomed challenge

>>2800581
I had a friend that spent a year in Antarctica as a fire fighter because, and I shit you not, one of his life goals was to have sex on every contentment.
Yes, he's achieved his goal.

>>2800613
>Impossible, every normie on earth wants to do this and many try with significant funding which out competes anyone else
What if I'm actually good at writing and have a unique angle about what I want to photograph and write about? I'm interested in social anthropology as much as pure nature, and I see what writing and photos are out there and think I could do better.
There's a lot of people writing about a few popular destinations, mostly international, bit if you are writing about a place few others are, that could be a solid niche.

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>>2800644
>What if I'm actually good at writing and have a unique angle about what I want to photograph and write about?