Kurst 22 https://journals.worldnomads.com/kurst22/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:34:10 GMT World Nomads Adventures 2013 is my year. I am turning 30 on March 12, by the years end my aim is to confidently call myself a portrait photographer!<br/><br/>I’ve recently started a portrait business. I pay my bills working in retail, I don't call it a career, I want to get out. <br/><br/>I learnt photography in school, with a SLR and a darkroom! I got my first DSLR in 2008, it opened up a whole new world.<br/><br/>My other passion? Travel.<br/>I have seen many places and many cultures. I’m fascinated by people, I want to hear everyone’s story and smile with them<br/><br/>I travelled for a year in 2009. I realize I’m lucky to have food on my table and a roof over my head. Many are not as lucky, yet go un-noticed in our society.<br/><br/>I visited Syria in 2009, it was amazing! They made every effort for tourists to feel at ease, we’d hear people saying “Welcome to Syria” wherever we went. Now I am full of sadness, they are suffering hardships not imaginable to you or I. I wish there was something to be done to help.<br/><br/>I would love to learn how best to capture locals authentically, to take portraits of people in their own environments. I would love for someone to see a photo I took and be inspired to make a change in their life to help someone. <br/> https://journals.worldnomads.com/kurst22/photos/36709/Indonesia/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited Travel Indonesia kurst22 https://journals.worldnomads.com/kurst22/photos/36709/Indonesia/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/kurst22/photos/36709/Indonesia/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:21:57 GMT 0 I would return to the Middle East in a heartbeat. I have never met such lovely people and seen such diverse sights! I have visited 36 countries, (including Australia!) I travelled for 12 months in 2009-2010 around the globe. I love being in a place overseas where absolutely everything and everyone around me is totally different to my normal life at home. I see the world in shadows, highlights, and vivid colours as if i am looking through my lens, and think to myself “ooh I wish I could take a photo of that!” I love texture, colour, detail. My zoom is my friend. I am trying to start a photography business so I don’t have to work in retail anymore. I try to take different photos than other tourists, I’ll be the one laying on the floor! I believe in karma, and have a disgustingly positive attitude. I love the deep sound of chanting monks in Thailand. People,especially inquisitive children are one of my favourite things to take photos of. I love learning new ways to take better photos. My obsession to Facebook is a little embarrassing. My favourite part of a night out is talking to the taxi driver about where they are from and their culture. I got engaged scuba diving at the bottom of the ocean in Koh Tao Thailand. I read a book “Baby in a Backpack to Bhutan” and have been fascinate about this country ever since. I have a smile as big as Australia and make new friends easily. When my backpack is on my back and my camera is in my hand, I am in total bliss. I am insane about my photos when i travel and back them up on everything. I think teaching people about other cultures is vital to stop narrow minded racist views. When travelling I don’t want luxury, I want culture, experience and a good story to remember! I want this amazing once in a lifetime opportunity! https://journals.worldnomads.com/kurst22/photos/24362/Egypt/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry-Salams-and-Baksheesh-Egypt-and-Jordan Travel Egypt kurst22 https://journals.worldnomads.com/kurst22/photos/24362/Egypt/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry-Salams-and-Baksheesh-Egypt-and-Jordan#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/kurst22/photos/24362/Egypt/My-Photo-scholarship-2010-entry-Salams-and-Baksheesh-Egypt-and-Jordan Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:41:00 GMT 0