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?
I don’t remember. Perhaps I was born with the interest.
When I was around 10 or so I would read books on photography. Books with pictures, books on how to take pictures, books on how cameras and darkrooms worked. I was 15 or so when I picked up my first camera, an Instamatic.