Outside of my father's house

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Philippines | Wednesday, July 3, 2013 | flickr photos

I hate photos before because my dad loves to shoot and he always ask me to pose. I hate it more with the advent of digicam. Taking photos become irresponsible. Everything changed when I saw a bucket of old photos. It was black and white but it felt more vivid. It’s magical, all my senses function. It captured the moment. I started to love photography since then. Even I didn’t have a camera; I took photos with my eyes. I imagine how to shoot things. It becomes my lifestyle. When SLR started to be trendy, I was disheartened because I didn’t have one. I was fooled that I can’t take good photos w/o it. But I still love photography I keep looking at good photos and realized that most of them were taken with just a simple camera but the story is there. I’m glad I’ve found this contest where Jason looks for the story not on the camera. I believe my photos have potential because I listen I just don’t take photos I first assimilate with my subject til I feel the connection. I'm aware that I have lot to improve but with Jason’s mentorship; I’ll be good. In the future, I see myself taking pictures for a travel mag; hoping others experience the magic that I’ve felt when I saw those old photos