Osaka Sumo, Kajsa Stolberg (1/25s@f/5.6, 80mm, ISO 400)
Hey all, Kajsa here. I’m looking at last week’s poll results and understanding that, yep, e.v.e.r.y.o.n.e. voted that they would take photos even if no one ever saw them. So, why do you take photos? I still carry my camera around for the same reason I signed up for my first photography class: it forces me to get off my butt and see more. My favorite pictures come from trips because I always have files and files of memories stored away that each picture helps me retrieve. Pictures of Washington D.C. always remind me of when I drove eleven hours to watch my brother run the Army 10-miler, and my un-caffeinated mom dodged her own son to get in line at Starbucks faster. Or pictures of Buddhas in Thailand remind me of the time my three friends and I all got food poisoning while sleeping on a raft in the Thai countryside. The memories aren’t always that dramatic, but I have to keep your attention with shiny objects and whistles. The point is, I take pictures because it gets me moving, living. And now it’s your turn: Why do you take photographs?
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John is an award winning landscape and travel photographer who splits his time between Chicago and Montana. His work has been featured in National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole. John loves the outdoors and traveling, and sharing his images with others.
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I take pictures because they are the best way of preserving memories, children grow, landscape changes, people go on with their busy lives….but a picture taken is a memory to savour!
Simple really. Because I like it. To be more specific, like you said, to capture memories. There is nothing more enjoyable than to look at a photo of a sunset you took few years ago, and be immediately transported to that spot, and see it once again. It's a great feeling.
Great comments…
I take photos to relax. I jump into my car and decide which of my favorite roads I’ll take to look for wildlife. This gives me a chance to regroup my thoughts, enjoy the day and the outdoors.
Benny,
Great reasons…thanks for sharing..John