Aperture Checked

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Worldwide | Friday, October 15, 2010 | 5 photos

These photos are from a trip to Japan. This was the first time I left the United States, the first time I left New England and most importantly the first time I discovered a passion for photography. I worked two summer jobs in order to pay for this trip and for a new camera (a canon eos rebel xti) and to date it has been one of the best experiences in my life. At the time I went on this trip I was trying to decide what major to apply for and I had no idea. I loved traveling around a foreign country, camera in hand and asked myself "wouldn't this be cool if I could do this for a job?" I'm now a photography major, specializing in photojournalism and one day that will be my job. It took a trip to Japan for me to realize what I wanted to do with my life and I'm now sharing these photos in hope that this can inspire someone else. Go into the world, explore it and you won't regret it.