When I walk around, there are always things that catch my eye. It’s usually colours, shapes, shadows, how the light falls in a certain way. That’s how I got into photography. I wanted to learn how to capture those things, moments. Learn how to do it in a visually interesting way. Because taking a photo of an interesting subject is one thing, but taking a captivating photo is something else. So I “borrowed” my dad’s dusty Nikon & started taking classes & workshops. Ten years and 3 cameras later, I’m still in love with the art.
I’m curious. Photographers, what made you start to photograph?
It’s probably thanks to my grandfather and his shelves full of National Geographic magazines. He also had a dark room in the basement. My dad also had some nice camera gear, along with a very early HP digital camera. I got all of my early gear from them. I was lucky enough to take some trips abroad in high school and college and I loved capturing them on film. It’s also a shared hobby of me and my wife (a wedding/portrait photographer) so it’s a nice thing to bond over.