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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Philippines | Saturday, January 12, 2013 | 5 photos

My passion for life comes from the lens. It is my driving force to find beauty in anything. I want to share stories and photos from places that people may never have the opportunity to see or hear about.

I am an amateur photographer and pretty much self taught. My love for travel photography started when I took a trip to Haiti. When I hiked two hours up a mountain to a remote village that is when I realized my photos could do more than tell a story. Since then I had the opportunity to live in Asia for a year; that experience was life changing and fueled my drive for photography. From that moment I knew what I wanted to do in life.

My belief is that you can learn something new everyday. Photography inspires me to learn more. This opportunity will help me learn to dig deeper into a story and capture the image that is worth 1000 words. Refining my skills in shooting in the field, not fixing it in post or shooting it twice are what push me to get a better shot. Making an emotional connection with no words and only an image challenges me. I strive for a better shot because one day I want my photo to go deeper than the story, ignite a cause and maybe even help change a life.