Young London photographer Daniel Sikpi had struggled to find a part-time job, but after turning to a new online platform he's been able to monetise his passion for photography.
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00:00Did you find it easy to get a part-time job?
00:04You know, you talked about just leaving sixth form college.
00:08Have you had a part-time job before?
00:10There's a split somewhere.
00:12So it's like, there are people who find it maybe not easy,
00:16but then a bit difficult, but then they do end up with part-time jobs.
00:20But then there are some people who try to find and they just can't get any.
00:27You in particular, so you started doing photography.
00:31I had an interest in 2019 just before lockdown.
00:35So when lockdown came, I saw an opportunity to teach myself,
00:42like develop the skill myself, which I did.
00:45And yeah, between then and now, I've had the opportunity to grow in that skill.
00:52And were you using just your phone at the start or did you get a camera?
00:55What did you do?
00:56So I, when I started learning by myself during lockdown, I used my phone.
01:01But then later on towards the end in 2020, I was able to ask my dad to get me a camera.
01:07So I found out about my skill through an Instagram ad.
01:11So it was an Instagram story ad.
01:13I just saw my photo skill and I saw that I could offer photography services.
01:19And I signed up immediately because I had the skill.
01:22I couldn't get a part-time job and I just saw an opportunity and I took it.
01:25And how helpful has that been? You know, have you enjoyed using it?
01:29Yeah, I have actually, because it has exposed me to other forms of photography
01:35that I don't think I would ever have had the opportunity to photograph.
01:40Like weddings, for example.
01:42Are you saving to fund anything with the money that you've been making from My Pocket?
01:47I'm generally saving for more photography equipment.
01:52I don't think I'm saving for anything specifically.
01:55I'm just saving in general, just to have like savings.
01:58Yeah, so before I found My Pocket skill, I didn't consider going into photography full-time
02:05or having it like as a main career.
02:08But then over time, as I've been able to monetize photography,
02:14I think I am considering it as an option in terms of a full-time career.
02:20So yeah.