Why I am a photographer. Why am I a photographer? [View all]

The answer to the first statement is because I have a camera and take pictures. I received my first camera as my gift for my 10th birthday. I wanted a camera because I thought they were cool, Dad had one, pictures were always a treat and I wanted to take pictures.
I continue to do this and therefore I am a photographer.


Oldest photo I took that I still have

The second part of the equation, why am I a photographer, will take you into the swirling vortex of my mind. The day-glo orange life preserver won't save you. Swim for the shore as fast as you are able. SWIM!

I live in a minimum security prison, [gated community with many MAGAs of all ages. It's not a retirement community though the majority here are really old] and it has paths and gardens and landscaping and lakes and canals .... you get the picture. I wander about all the time looking here and there, up and down, constantly scanning until something catches my eye. And it doesn't take much to make me stop. People pass me by as I stare in awe at what I see.

It might start because the light was hitting a certain area. I examine it, perhaps move in for a closer look. Is it the entire scene? That plant? The leaf? Or maybe it's on the ground. I get drawn in and my thoughts run. Like some of my sentences. I think of what Neal Degrasse Tyson says over and over in so many different words. We are stuff of the stars.

I am a photographer because I have a camera have spent the better part of my life learning how to use it. As my technical skills grew, so did the spark of my self. The way I view the world today is vastly different as my life skills improved.

I will strive to continue.

Oh, and the other day as I was walking about I cought in the corner of my eye a snake. Upon closer examination, it turned out to be a twig. But it was too late.


Snake


Twig and other things on the ground