Homeless to Hasselblad: Alex Armitage's Road to 100K Subs
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Alex Armitage lived out of his car for four years, shooting landscape photography and posting to YouTube through it. Hasselblad brought him on for product testing and content, and a shift toward gear reviews pushed him past 100,000 subscribers. He's now based in Alaska with sponsors and a stable channel after years of zero income from the platform.
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