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In my later teens I bought a used 1970’s SLR with three lenses. The PORST Reflex TL was a great way to start learning about photography basics including the three pillars of the exposure triangle aperture, exposure and ISO. Having three lenses also allowed me to explore many different avenues including landscape, long exposure, macro and portrait photography. After my post-secondary schooling was finished and before an extended trip to Australia I lent the camera to a friend and sadly lost track of it. Time went by and once again I started taking pictures however during this period I was the ‘cell phone photographer’ documenting the growth of my four children. Over those many years thousands of photographs, categorized by year and season were taken and when viewed now bring us all great joy and laughter. I had thought for many years about getting a ‘real’ camera again and looking through my old photo albums one day sparked something in me so in early 2016 I purchased a refurbished Nikon D7100. The creative rush was amazing, I started to look at things differently in everyday life as I would envision the best possible composition of the scene and what settings I would use, if I had my camera. Such an exciting learning curve ensued and continues today, within the entire photographic realm. Over the years I have upgraded my gear to include a Nikon full frame D850 and a smaller Sony mirrorless ‘travel’ camera RX100V6, they are both excellent at what they do and are used equally. I personally find the editing portion of the process as intriguing and fulfilling as the actual photography itself, it is where the creativity captured is fine-tuned and brought to life. My true love of photography is the process as a whole, the feeling of excitement when I’m out with my camera, capturing what I see and bringing it to life in post. My interests today are very similar to my roots and have expanded to include commercial architectural among other areas; however, if I had to pick one genre or particular type of photography I most enjoy it would be sunrises. Knowing this sunrise has never happened quite like this before and capturing this unique moment in time to me is fulfilling on a spiritual level. Living near the water in Burlington affords me many opportunities for not only sunrises but also much-varied subject matter and is my favorite place to shoot. Photography will always be my hobby but it is my goal to turn my passion into a second career. One from which I will never retire and one that makes traveling through and capturing Europe with my partner a reality, she reminds me that I need to look with both eyes as well and this not only makes memories but I honestly believe better photographs.
Alan Watts sums it up well “The source of all light is in the eye; if there were no eyes in this world, the sun would not be light. You evoke light out of the universe.” and my camera captures it.