I’ve always been a creative and artistic individual growing up but struggled with ways in which I could express that side of me. I went through several mediums and in the end I only connected with two - Drawing and Photography. My parents picked up on the fact I had an interest in photography and they knew I had a keen eye for it just from images taken on my phone. Christmas 2015 is when I got my first camera which was a Fujifilm Finepix S6800 and I’m sure we all remember that feeling of getting your first camera and how you just want to get out and photograph everything. I would say that through 2016 I pretty much used it as a point and shoot with not a whole lot of thought behind why, but coming in to 2017 I started to develop far more interest as I knew it wasn’t just a phase. I began to dig deeper and started to use various applications such as books / magazines, working through a number of online courses, taking inspiration from other photographers / content creators and just getting out into the field as much as possible in order to develop my skill set.

Fast forward a few years, a few quick years might I add, it’s turned from what was just an interest in to a passion. Getting out exploring and discovering new locations is one of the driving factors behind my motivation. I enjoy the adrenaline rush you get from waiting in anticipation as to what the light and weather will do and ultimately how the scene will unfold. It doesn’t always go the way you plan but that’s just photography, however, when it does work out, you really can capture beautiful images and witness some pretty special moments. That being said photography shouldn’t just be about capturing the moment - for me it’s so much more, It’s the story behind the image, it’s about conveying emotion, it’s the mental / physical health benefits and of course the people you meet along the way who are potentially on their own photography journey or they may just be an avid hiker or someone who is genuinely just intrigued. These and a few other reasons are why I’m so passionate about photography.

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