This job really teaches you as a photographer how to take a publishable photo in only a matter of minutes.

The Lady Ashley cocktail at Molly. Credit:Jamila Toderas

There’s no messing around, no luxury of extravagant fashion photoshoots that take days on end to perfect. You take your photo, and edit your images as soon as possible, all ready for online or the following day’s print edition.

We are all-rounders. One full day of work could include a set-up portrait, an out-of-control bushfire, and a Good Food cover shoot. The variety of work leaves us excited and unsure of what is around the corner. Many jobs can linger with you for days, some only for a couple of minutes.

I covered the national apology to victims and survivors of institutional child abuse at Parliament House this year, and this job was one that stuck with me for a while. I will never forget the emotion in the room. There was anger, joy, grief, and happiness, all in this one small space in the Great Hall.