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My Scholarship entry - The Novice Festival: Child to monk in Burma

Myanmar | Wednesday, November 19, 2014 | 5 photos

This passion for life through the lens is new for me. Eighteen months ago I graduated university, left modernity and safety behind, and set out on a one year solo adventure through Asia. Beginning in Nepal and India, I began to photograph. The process felt natural to me. I started to see the world in images, and as I continued through South East Asia, Mongolia and Siberia, my passion only intensified. When I arrived home, I had to seriously think about what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. But there was no question, I wanted to photograph, to write and to continue to explore this incredible planet we call home.

I hope my photographs portrays a sense of place, a feeling of colour and vitality, a moment in time captured. I want to show others the beauty and diversity of our planet, the people it holds, the spirit it ignites.

Being mentored my Jason would be a dream come true. I have so much to learn in photography, I want to be a better storyteller, I want to learn technicalities, but more than that, I want to see what it's like to work in the field on assignment with a National Geographic Photographer.

Hopefully one day it will be my future.