Most of the time, the reason a person takes up a particular course in college is because he wants it to be his profession upon graduation. It is quite rare for someone to spend four or five years studying a course only change to route later on. There are few people however who would take risk in working for extremely opposite field than what he actually finished. This people follow where their calling is or which field they are more passionate about.

One example is Mark Antman, co-founder and co-owner of Image Works, one of the best photo studios in New York. As most people don’t know, Antman is actually not a graduate of any art course since he had a degree in biology and chemistry from the prestigious New York University. He clearly had the passion with the said fields of science but he clearly had more passion in the world of photography. While at NYU, Mark Antman was already doing part time work as a photo journalist for several journals. From his part time jobs is where his passion for art grew even bigger. Despite the fact that he was already falling in love with photography, Antman was still able to finish his degree which shows how he values education.

Antman also joined several competitions to further hone his skills and knowledge about photography. In those competitions, he was already making a name for himself as a photographer by winning some contests. From joining these competitions, he was able to meet the person that became his partner in building the very successful Image Works. Antman and Alan Carey established Image Works in 1983 after Antman returned from working in France as a documentary journalist. Ever since their company was built, it has not taken a step back and has been providing quality work to each New Yorkers. Today, Antman solely manages it ever since Carey retired.

The skills of Antman in photography do not end in his photo studio. Antman also works individually when people hire him to take photos for wedding and other events.

Antman’s talent level in photography is in the upper extreme. His passion brought him to photography but his skills put him on top.

Mark Antman is certainly happy and satisfied with where he is now. Had he not followed his passion for photography, there would probably be no Image Works and there would probably be no Mark Antman.