My family pitched in to gift me my first DSLR. I remember one of the very first picture I took was of my cat, who is sadly no longer with me. When she did pass after 14 and a half years, I remember the very first time I felt grounded about it, was when I printed out a photo of her and got to hold it in my hands. Holding her photo gave me a tangible piece of comfort, and continues to remind me how powerful photography really is.
But in 2019 I took a leap of faith and started my journey. These past six years have been full of appreciation and excitement. Every single time I photograph another couple, my appreciation for what I do grows, and so does how much I value photography overall.
Aside from photography, I fucking love singing! However I do have terrible stage freight that I've made a goal to work through so hopefully that goes well.
Also, I'm a weirdo. I express my freewill a lot with jokes that make me laugh pretty hard, although I always hope they'll have the side effect of spreading laughter to others at the same time.
A day where emotions come out, and you get to see a photo of someone crying that you've never seen shed a tear before, because you mean so much to them.
Or a photo with your best friend where you couldn't stop laughing so hard it hurt. For the rest of your life and beyond, these photos will exist.