Since third grade, I’ve always carried a camera in my backpack, pocket, or little purse. My teachers in class somewhat got used to see me pull out a camera in the middle of class to record a random creative assignment or friends fooling around. This happened throughout my entire middle school and high school. Teachers and gym coaches used to email me to film or take pictures of the students projects and final games. Just like that, I became the first school photographer in my school. I enjoy documenting animals, flowers, people doing what they love, people not doing what they love, my family members, and erratic moments which I enjoy at the present time. I think this started since childhood because my father was fond of capturing moments and capturing images of similar subjects. All of his work is lost somewhere in cassettes and small discs. It’s unfortunate he hasn’t done much with it and I’m hoping to use my skills and take my work to a more useful level. Of course, now I don’t carry a camera with me everyday but I do have my phone with me at all times. I love to capture natural moments of people at their zenith. I enjoy this because when we look at particular objects or people, there is some sensation that one can never get back. I take these photos and videos in order to recreate those feelings that I or others have had in the past. I’ve never felt burdened when asked to do these related favors for others because I always learn something new about the person in the smallest ways. It’s a natural way of learning more about you, the subject, and how to work with the camera. Sadly, I have barely posted my work online which is something I’d like to work on. My old footage or pictures do unexpectedly come in use for film and art projects, which is a reliever at times.
