My Origin Story
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Through my early years,
my father was an avid photographer with a Canon AE-1.
As life does, it got busy and the hobby fell by the wayside.
I vividly remember the whole of his darkroom in our basement
sitting in boxes collecting dust...
If only I knew then, what I know now.
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For my 10th-ish birthday,
I was gifted a Kodak Fisher Price 110 film camera.
I would load film after film and take pictures galore.
Unfortunately, none have stood the test of time.
If only I knew then, what I know now.
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After my own family was built and broke and built again,
I picked up the hobby with a Canon 30D.
Through life’s ups and downs,
the cameras came and went.
Once the hobby became a permanent facet of my life,
I landed in the outlying world of Sony.
And there I remain.
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From abandoned building adventures
and planning photography group outings,
to fungi madness and landscapes and moonscapes,
my photography has thoroughly evolved.
And here I stand.
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These days,
photography is all about the experience.
If an image comes out of the adventure
that I find warrants sharing,
that is an awesome bonus and a gift.
There is no greater compliment
than when others love what you love creating.
Thank you.
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For me,
photography is a chance to be present in the moment,
intimately and passionately connecting with our world,
fully and deeply appreciating the experience.
I am thankful for the opportunities I am given
and try not to take anything for granted.
A lesson I am still learning myself
and one I am trying to share out into the universe.
Be better. Do better. Love better.
a poem