While I am fairly new to the world of photography, I feel like I have been seeing things through a lens my whole life. I’ve always been content to quietly observe my surroundings, noticing things that others might not. When I was young most people thought I was just quiet and shy (true), but there was more to it than that. I was busy observing. I was noticing the swirling pattern in the shell buttons on someone’s shirt or the way the sunlight made a pattern on the floor as it filtered through the trees. I think that’s why photography is the perfect outlet for me. When the camera captures what my eye is seeing, I can finally relax. It’s real now.
I’m sure there are a lot of reasons that people become interested in photography. But I think that for most of us it is a way to capture what we’re afraid we’ll forget.
I do try to capture what I never want to forget. Great insight Paige!
You describe your experience so beautifully.