My Scholarship Entry - A 'place' I have visited https://journals.worldnomads.com/afn/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:10:22 GMT World Nomads Adventures I find the art of photography amazing; the camera gives you the opportunity to create something with your hands in a fraction of a second. You capture a moment in your camera and you get to keep hold of that moment forever; that’s a pretty special ability and I feel quite lucky to live in the era I do. I credit my love of photography to my parents – always snapping photos of everywhere we went and everything we did. I hated it then, but I appreciate the photos now! As a kid I experimented with roll upon roll of film, creating a bird hides in the backyard and sitting for endless hours waiting for them to appear. My passion lies with wildlife photography, I love watching their mannerisms, learning about their behaviour and can happily wait hours for ‘the moment’. I clearly still have so much to learn, but I would embrace the scholarship and work hard to learn everything I possibly could while on assignment with Jason. It would be life changing. https://journals.worldnomads.com/afn/photos/51803/Tanzania/My-Scholarship-entry-Surviving-Tanzania Travel Tanzania afn https://journals.worldnomads.com/afn/photos/51803/Tanzania/My-Scholarship-entry-Surviving-Tanzania#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/afn/photos/51803/Tanzania/My-Scholarship-entry-Surviving-Tanzania Mon, 24 Nov 2014 01:30:00 GMT 0 I thrive on adventure and tricky situations; and I live for photography. Going to work everyday is made easier by the thought that it is funding my next lens or the next adventure somewhere in the world. This scholarship would provide me with the headstart I need, and of course, some much needed photographic mentoring! I get the greatest joy in sharing my experiences through my photography, to be able to do this as a job would be a true gift (albeit very hard work). I like to try new things that challenge my adventurous spirit and my emotions; like travelling on the Mukuba train in Tanzania, driving through Malawi at night and visiting soul-wrenching sites like Auschwitz. Trying to capture the feelings involved in these experiences through photography is the tricky part! Hopefully my entry has been successful in capturing your attention and sharing the emotion behind it. https://journals.worldnomads.com/afn/photos/43967/Poland/Concentration Travel Poland afn https://journals.worldnomads.com/afn/photos/43967/Poland/Concentration#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/afn/photos/43967/Poland/Concentration Mon, 8 Jul 2013 12:18:00 GMT 0 I think I caught the photography bug from my parents. For as long as I remember there was always a camera in my face and I hated it. I soon learnt if I was the one taking the photos, I could avoid being IN them. What started out as a means of escaping the glare of the old Minolta, turned into a fascination of what could be created with a camera. Having the ability to forever preserve a moment blew my mind and I began to understand my parents love of photography. I'm amazed by everything about our natural world; I grew up with David Attenborough documentaries for TV and Nat Geo magazines for books. I still spend hours pouring over them, wishing I could be there. My dream career would be photographing the landscapes, plants, animals and people throughout the world. Why do I love photography? I love the people you meet, the stories they have & the places it can take you. To share that with others through photos is amazing. Even more so is the tingling feeling you get when you know you've captured something special. What I would really love is to be mentored by a Nat Geo photographer and hopefully be able to take photos that give me that same tingling feeling, all of the time. https://journals.worldnomads.com/afn/photos/39111/Australia/Shack-Life Travel Australia afn https://journals.worldnomads.com/afn/photos/39111/Australia/Shack-Life#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/afn/photos/39111/Australia/Shack-Life Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:07:00 GMT 0