Visited & Un-visited Places. https://journals.worldnomads.com/timesniper/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:23:57 GMT World Nomads Adventures I remember picking up my first camera. Light weight, plastic & cheap. The joyous crunching & clicking sound of winding the film on. Disposable cameras have always been my favourite. I still get excited when collecting the shots, forgetting what I have pointed & clicked at. I'm lucky enough to still get that feeling of excitement when picking up my DSLR & have the same habits of slowly pacing closer to my subject, walking around it, keeping the old practices as if I didn't have a zoom to rely on. Daydreams that I'm compiling shots for a Nat Geo assignment usually flowing around my mind. Some people say that for them it's singing or dancing that makes them feel free & lost in the moment, for me it's photography. Always looking for a shot, it's who I am. I believe if you love doing something, it shows in the results. I had a hard time choosing which shots to submit. Do I do what is expected and show a far away place, exotic people and wildlife? Or do I take a risk & try to show somewhere that is a complete contrast. A very rarely seen place that is fairly void of colour & light. I chose the latter. An abandoned Mental Asylum in rural Britain. In the early hours of the morning, with the sun casting long lines & shadows through the tall windows, I went searching for the hospitals mortuary. I hope you see some passion in my choice & wonder, as I do, what I may be able to produce if given the opportunity. Best, Paul John Bayfield. https://journals.worldnomads.com/timesniper/photos/36356/United-Kingdom/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited Travel United Kingdom timesniper https://journals.worldnomads.com/timesniper/photos/36356/United-Kingdom/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/timesniper/photos/36356/United-Kingdom/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:35:00 GMT 0