A Simple Question – A Difficult Answer
A Simple Question: Why do I like photography?
The Host of one of my “Meet Up” photography groups (www.meetup.com) received a complimentary pass to an upcoming coveted workshop and offered it as a “free giveaway” to group members. To enter the giveaway, he challenged members to make a comment about why they like photography. As much as I wanted to enter and win, I won’t be available to attend the workshop, so I refrained from commenting.
However, the challenge made me pause for a moment, reflect, and ask myself “Why do I like photography”? Such a simple question, but one I thought would be difficult to answer. My first reaction was that I don’t just like photography, I love photography. But again, I have to ask, why? Why do I love photography? What is it about this seemingly simple “art of drawing with light” that consumes me? Surprisingly, it didn’t take me very long to figure out why.
A Simple (not Difficult) Answer: The ability to keep the window open to the past by CAPTURING a moment in time, PRESERVING a fleeting memory, and SHARING meaningful, emotional stories without the need for words.
That is why!
