My Dream had Job become Capturing Other People’s Worst Day: Why I walked away | Becky Felstead | The Resource Podcast

My Dream had Job become Capturing Other People’s Worst Day: Why I walked away | Becky Felstead | The Resource Podcast

July 14, 2026 · 24 min

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Becky Felstead shares her journey from a successful photography career to stepping away after a traumatic experience at a shark attack scene.

Send us Fan Mail Before the podcast. Before the mining industry. Before the speaking stages — Becky Felstead was a photographer. For 15 years, the lens was her life. From photojournalism in regional WA to shooting front-page stories, celebrity athletes, and high-society events, Becky lived a career most creatives dream of. But one moment — at a shark attack scene, camera in hand, photographing a woman who had just lost her husband — stopped her in her tracks. And she never looked back. In thi...

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