Memories to art

One of the awesome things aspects of photography is that it allows us to capture memories all the way to making art. Few other hobbies have such latitude.

When I started off with photography in the 1980s it was mostly for capturing memories of life events such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and other special moments. I quickly discovered I could also work to create some form of art. The photograph I included above is an attempt I made in the 1980s using Kodachrome slide film and street photography. Over the years, especially since I went to digital, I have had thousands of attempts at both. In my Lightroom catalog, I have over 10,000 images. I also have boxes of slides and prints from my film days, which is a project I need to start. In addition to those images, I have another 1,000+ on my cellphone. All this is to say, this is why I love photography.

Get out there, take photographs, make art, capture memories, play, experiment, do serious work, do fun work. It doesn’t matter as long as you just do it.