It's Time to Move On (why do we do this to ourselves?)

Newfoundland Printfolio - https://www.alexarmitage.com/printfolios/p/newfoundland-printfolio-2024 Newfoundland 2025 Workshop - https://www.alexarmitage.com/2025-newfoundland-photography-workshop Newsletter - https://alexarmitage.com/newsletter I’ve driven over 3,000 miles to photograph icebergs in Newfoundland. I’m a landscape photographer who lives full time in my 4runner ross, and we just spent over 2 weeks in the great northern peninsula chasing icebergs. It was time for some new scenery and to head to a place I’ve never been, Labrador. My hope was to re-engergize myself with a new place, find some more icebergs to photograph, and ultimately just see what’s over the horizon. While I did get to explore that new place, my biggest discovery was within myself. This is episode 3 As I crossed the Strait of Belle Isle. I reviewed a few of my images from the last few weeks and contemplated what else I’d hope to find in the coming days of my exploration to Labrador. I was mostly happy with the iceberg images I had captured thus far, especially given the conditions of the last week or so. Yet I wanted more, which always seems to be the sentiment of an artist? Actually I guess you could say, it’s what humans continually strive for in general. The pursuit of finding satisfaction never seems to end. Why is that? Why is it that no matter how much we accomplish, or the goals we cross, there’s always another finish line to reach. I think about this a lot. I’ve made few videos that even touch on the subject, specifically defining success. Because in many ways you could say accomplishing your goals makes you successful. If I think about it too much, I start to get that sense of existential dread. Think about it though. If you realize this cycle never ends, as soon as we catch that carrot ahead of us, we already want another carrot. Why even try? What’s the point if we just never feel content no matter what. 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 Website: https://alexarmitage.com Newsletter: https://alexarmitage.com/newsletter Discord Community: https://discord.gg/NEsSB7ArKW Instagram: https://instagram.com/alexarmitage_/ Vero: https://vero.co/alexarmitage Camera/Video 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 (Affiliate Links) 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 : https://www.alexarmitage.com/gear Colored Magnetic Filters: https://mavenfilters.com/aff/12/ New Photography Camera: https://geni.us/Canon-R5 New Video Camera: https://geni.us/Canon-R7 Drone: https://geni.us/Mavic-2Pro Old Video Camera: https://geni.us/FujiXT4Body Vanlife 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 Fridge: https://geni.us/campfridge Power/Battery: https://geni.us/campbattery USB Fan: https://geni.us/USBThinFan Clothes Pack Cubes: https://geni.us/ClothesPackingCubes Car Mirror: https://geni.us/CampingMirror Toiletry Bag: https://geni.us/ToiletryBag Window Nets: https://geni.us/WindowNets Black Hole Duffel: https://geni.us/BlackHoleDuffel Electronic Organizer: https://geni.us/ElectronicOrganizer Thermocell: https://geni.us/ThermoCell Organizing Bag: https://geni.us/WaxOrganizerBag Empty Spray Bottle: https://geni.us/EmptySprayBottle Camp Light: https://geni.us/camplight Quality USB Light: https://geni.us/QualityUSBLight Affordable USB Light: https://geni.us/AffordableUSBLight Car First Aid: https://geni.us/CarFirstAid Portable Speaker: https://geni.us/JBLPortableSpeaker Portable Power Strip: https://geni.us/PortablePowerStrip Lens Cloths: https://geni.us/MicrofiberLensCloths Camera Straps: https://geni.us/BigCameraStrap Camera Wipes: https://geni.us/CameraCleaningWipes Cooking 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 Electric Tea Kettle: https://geni.us/ElectricBoil Big Table: https://geni.us/campbigtable Camp Stove: https://geni.us/everestcampstove Cutting Board: https://geni.us/campcuttingboard Measuring Cups: https://geni.us/MeasuringCups Knife: https://geni.us/campknife Knife Cover: https://geni.us/KnifeCover Skillet: https://geni.us/camplegendskillet Coffee Cups: https://geni.us/DurableCoffeeCup Car Bowls: https://geni.us/DurableCampingBowls Car Plates: https://geni.us/DurablePlates Camping 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 Camp Sporks: https://geni.us/SmallCampSporks Long Camp Spork: https://geni.us/LongSpork Jet Boil: https://geni.us/JetBoil Hiking First Aid Kit: https://geni.us/HikingFirstAid GPS: https://geni.us/GPS-Garmin66i Binoculars: https://geni.us/VortexBinoculars Walkie Talkies: https://geni.us/Motorola-T800 Aeropress: https://geni.us/AeroPressCamping Osprey 24L: https://geni.us/OspreyStratos24 Mosquito Head Net: https://geni.us/MosquitoHeadNet Portable Chair: https://geni.us/MoonliteChair Hammock: https://geni.us/EnoDoubleHammock Straps: https://geni.us/EnoStraps Music (Typically) from Musicbed: https://fm.pxf.io/c/3300666/1347628/16252 0:00 This is Episode 3 1:50 The Never Ending Chase 4:15 The Plan for Labrador 5:22 Fun Facts about Labrador 6:03 Mary's Harbour 13:10 Red Bay 18:48 Sunset in Labrador 21:30 Time To Move On 24:48 I'm Not Leaving This Bed