Photography

All my life I have been taking pictures or have had pictures taken of me. Since the day I was born, I have been involved with photography. You see, my father was a photographer. There are may pictures of me sitting, standing, running, and even crying. My father was constantly taking pictures of us. We have albums full of pictures in all red or all blue or gold because my father would experiment with film developing. I have always been fascinated by pictures, the ones I took, those that other people took, the pictures in magazines and on the internet. Looking at a nice picture brings me joy. Long before I learned how to use social media, I was taking pictures of my food, of the places I traveled to or of the people on the street. Pictures of total strangers. I would wonder about their lives.  I would make up stories about their lives based on details  I noticed about them. Sometimes I would make myself cry because of the stories I made up. Yes, I know, I'm a softy.  I have taken many photography classes throughout the years. I have learned all about the technical aspects of photography but I am not a technical photographer. I rely mostly on what I see. I know what I like when I see it. I recently had the good fortune to meet Annie Leibovitz. We had a nice conversation about photography. What an honor that was. After meeting her, I happened to come across a video she did about her creative process for her Master Class. She said that if you are thinking about the technical aspects of a picture, then you are not taking pictures. Validation baby... I felt thrilled to know I share her philosophy. Here is a picture I took in Wyoming a few years ago at the site where the US Government set up one Japanese Internment camp. This photo is copywrited by Aime Alonzo.