Courses studied: A Level Photography, English, French and Italian followed by Action Photography at degree level.
Job title: Travel Documentary Videographer and Blogger.
What’s Next: Long term career goal to work for National Geographic.
My Story
Lucy studied A Levels in Photography, English, French and Italian at Truro College, before pursuing an Action Photography degree at the University Centre Truro and Penwith.
“Truro College encouraged me to stay on and pursue my photography to a degree level. It was just perfect for me, being able to do this in my home county of Cornwall,” Lucy explained.
Lucy graduated in 2015 and began to combine her love of travel with her love of filmmaking and photography, using the skills she had learnt at university to begin documenting her travels around Europe. Lucy said: “Since graduating, I’ve been pursuing my own projects in the fields of photo documentary. That includes filmmaking and photography and capturing stories from people that I’ve met along my travels.”
Lucy travels and works alongside her partner Ben, also a University Centre graduate.
“I met my partner Ben at uni in 2013, and we got together around the time that we graduated in 2015,” Lucy explained.
“We call each other partners because everything we do is a partnership. From the two years we spent at uni, having this shared interest in documentary photography, right up to now, everything that we create is a team effort.”
Together, Lucy and Ben set up their own YouTube channel, From Rust to Road Trip, as a place to post their travel videos which has since amassed over 12,000 followers, as well as an online blog, LBJournals.
“I managed to find an online platform for my creations in uploading travel videos to our YouTube channel, (I call them cinematic vlogs or mini travel documentaries), and making our own blog containing photo essays, travel blogs, and social media as well.”
In 2021, Lucy and Ben were given the opportunity to create, present and co-film their own documentary series for Japanese state broadcaster, NHK, which covers them driving around Europe discovering hot springs and hearing stories from locals that use them.
Lucy’s advice for students looking for a career in filmmaking is: “Pursue your interests and your passions. No one is going to have quite the same unique set of interests as you. So being able to take those and make something creative with them is just the best way to express yourself.”
Lucy has also set her sights further on her dream career, explaining: “I would definitely love to be able to work for somewhere like National Geographic doing more human-interest stories and using photography and filmmaking as a force for good, or maybe even working for a charity, using the medium of filmmaking to inspire change and positivity in the world.”
