Today we’d like to introduce you to David Geary.
Hi David, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
My journey began at my apartment with a point-and-shoot Kodak camera, a box of airsoft weapons, and a closet full of random clothing. At the time, I was attending the Art Institute of Dallas, where I met a handful of awesome artists (most of whom became a part of my work).
My vision—to invite impressionable people to be captured, and stage them for what has become a photographic-telling experience.
Now, I write and curate novels behind the brave who have chosen to Become Wanted.
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Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Absolutely!
For most, our roads to success, whether great or less, have been painful. But I truly believe that there is no better way to succeed than to look back, cry, smile, and recognize that you are standing where you are now because of it.
I’ve hired creatives, lost writers, fired illustrators, and even experienced the passing of a few great actors over my thirteen-year journey, and yet each hurdle only gave me more reason to continue what has become my legacy, which I plan to share with many others going forward.
But I would also like to add this: “All we need is one person to believe in us, and the rest will come if you build it.”
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
Wow!
To start, I am an author.
I am also the photographer behind my characters—from creation, wardrobe, lighting, and image enhancing—I employ all of these skills and more to provide a hyper-realistic experience for my viewers. I do it all.
What sets me apart from so many others operating in the city of Dallas is my participants—when they agree to Become Wanted, they agree to become the ultra-realistic characters living and breathing in my novels, and that’s not easy.
But what I am most proud of is—also—the many courageous people who supported me by Becoming Wanted.
Networking and finding a mentor can have such a positive impact on one’s life and career. Any advice?
This is a very special question.
Again, embrace those who believe in you—all you need is one—lean on them, learn from them, and keep pushing for them because they see you before the rest of the world will, and once you’ve built that ‘thing,’ others will come to become a part of your creative journey for the experience.
What has worked for me is consistency and creative curiosity—keep an ear to what’s moving in the world, and when the networking begins, talk about it, talk about what’s working and what’s not working for you, talk about ‘you’ especially, and accept who you are, because that’s the person they see, not who you aren’t.
So don’t disappoint.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://becomewanted.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becomewanted/
- Other: https://becomingwanted.com
