REFLECTIONS

My Scholarship entry - REFLECTIONS

Poland | Monday, November 24, 2014 | 5 photos

Growing up happiness was effortless; I gave imagination free reign, felt fearless. I’d run around with my Kodak and play pretend. Then I entered my lost years, moved around; happiness was a struggle. But I had my Canon and Minolta for company and went through rolls of film. Photography became a constant and change was for the worse. I felt hesitant to go digital but it was inevitable. My Olympus was there as at 21 I took a gap year to find myself. At 29 I am a kid at heart holding on to the magic of my childhood. I find solace amid old architecture, beauty in the forgotten. People captivate me, wanderlust fuels me. My city changes and my heart breaks as brick and iron are replaced by concrete and glass. I am now attached to my Panasonic. My work has matured but trial-and-error can only take me so far in manual mode. I feel sad seeing magic happen only to realize it didn't translate and I don't want to adjust it later. I want to be the voice of my generation; capture moments that make me believe magic is real. I am my own worst critic but want to be the best I can be. To be able to call photography work would be a privilege; to do it for the rest of my life, happiness.