\u201cYou don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.\u201d \u00a0-Ansel Adams<\/p>\n
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The world looks different when I have my camera in hand. I try not to dwell too much on whether this change takes me out of the fullness of the present; if by walking and looking specifically for beauty, I am cherry-picking memories. It’s just a different approach. It is essentially a story teller’s perspective, where I seek out the visuals that will remind me of the experience and help me share it with others.<\/p>\n
I still take more photos of things than of people, by a long shot. \u00a0I know there is a graceful way to capture people’s images without interfering with their lives, without differentiating yourself from them, without it becoming a transactional moment. But I’m still working on finding that way, so there are some things I’ve seen that are held only in my memory. Perhaps that’s just the growth of a traveler, and photographer.<\/p>\n
“I wish I had taken a picture of that pile of goat heads at the market in Niger.” \u00a0But I didn’t, so when I think of it, the act of remembering softens the edges and blurs the details ever so slightly.<\/p>\n
In contrast, the photo galleries here (and the pictures embedded with my travel stories) stay consistent right down to the pixel. I hope you enjoy them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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