A passion I truly have in life would have to be photography. It is a form of art that many people take part in to remember days in their lives and without photography the world would not be the same. For these reason and many others I have become so fascinated and passionate about photography that regardless of what I see myself doing 5 years from now I still want to do photography on the side or atleast a hobby. As of right now I photograph whatever I can get my eyes on. Reason for this is because when I hold my camera I feel I have the eyes of the world in my hand, and I have control over what they will see. Who else do you know in this world that can do so much with a device such as this? Photography has been nothing but a blessing in my life, and I truly cherish being able to share my pictures with others, letting them see what I see.
It all started with the polaroid. That amazing little camera that some may consider obsolete now because of everything being digital now in cameras. This includes film for cameras which is now simply a memory card. The polaroid camera was an amazing device you simply took a picture and it was instantly printed out. Sure you had to shake it like a maraca for a minute or two but the finished product was nothing short of fantastic.
At the age of four my father had purchased one of these devices and my mom being the way she is always had the camera snapping at any given holiday, birthday party, or simply a day out. Simply put if it wasn’t for the polaroid what would all my childhood photo albums look like?
As I grew up I honestly can say I drifted towards many different things. Such things as soccer, skateboarding, and videogames. Even though I still love two out of three of these things, my love for photography overshadows all. The more I see things on television and around the world, the more I want to be a photographer. Starving children in Africa, civil wars in the middle east, and kangaroos in Australia. I want to see all this and share it with the world. The pictures I take with my camera are not just pictures, there way more than that. These pictures are words captured through a camera lens in a language that is universal to all human beings. Yeah that’s such a deep statement, but so is my photography.