But if someone held a grenade to my face, I guess I'd have to say that I'm a photographer for myself.
I can easily go out and do something else. Something more "cookie cutter" that'll require me to spend decades in a cubicle calculating figures and so on... But, I can't imagine myself being confined to a box with a computer. It's like putting a leash on a beaver, like pulling a lion's teeth out. Instead of calculating statistics, I'd much rather be cooking up a special mix of ISO, aperture and light.
I thrive on the emotions, the moments, the connections that I capture through the lens. My lens is my third eye. I can see things that most people look past and not admire. Many psychics have what they call a third eye, but it's not anything they can prove to you. But my third eye can be visible for anyone who is interested enough to check out my work.
great post and nicely said!
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