Several years ago my Mom gave me a camera she was exchanging for a newer one. And unknowingly set me on a new path. It came at a time when I was having to redefine many of the most significant aspects of my life. Photography helped me start to look at life in new ways. And now that she is no longer with us, photography is one of the ways I have of staying connected to her.
With the hand-me-down camera in hand, I started experimenting with its workings by pointing it at different things around our family's ranch in Lampasas, Texas. I had one lens (the one that my mom had mounted on the camera). It had a switch on it that would covert it into a Macro lens (one that would take really close-up images). Suddenly, a field of flowers that was once a splash of yellow was now a single bud with a whole new world of detail and structure.
My life was in a state of upheaval and uncertainty. With that lens and the minute detail of things in its focus, time slowed down and I found quiet and peace.
With the hand-me-down camera in hand, I started experimenting with its workings by pointing it at different things around our family's ranch in Lampasas, Texas. I had one lens (the one that my mom had mounted on the camera). It had a switch on it that would covert it into a Macro lens (one that would take really close-up images). Suddenly, a field of flowers that was once a splash of yellow was now a single bud with a whole new world of detail and structure.
My life was in a state of upheaval and uncertainty. With that lens and the minute detail of things in its focus, time slowed down and I found quiet and peace.