I started editing my photos before I turned 15. Looking back, the results weren’t great, but I loved the process.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been the one behind the camera. It started with a phone, then moved to video after I spent my birthday savings on a Canon FS306. In 2023, I finally got my first DSLR and fully sunked myself into world of photography. I was hooked.
In that same year, my work was featured on Lightroom’s Community front page. I was humbled.
I didn’t go to a fancy photography school. Just like I taught myself to play guitar and build software, I learned from people whose work caught my eye.
What keeps me going? I once read a quote from photographer Maciej Suwalowski that stuck with me:
“The moments we capture will become important memories that will stay with families all their lives. I cannot even count how many times I wish I could see what it was like to have a wedding 80 years ago when my grandparents were getting married. These days, technology allows us to create those memories—and as photographers, it’s our mission to do so.”
That’s why I do this.
Where my camera is, I am too. In the beginning, I took it everywhere, because that’s how I forced myself to learn, to experiment, and to grow. That habit never left.
Still learning.
Still exploring.
Camera always close by.