A Decade in the Wind
Looking back 10 years ago to now, I had no clue I would have experienced a third of the moments that I’ve had the pleasure of sitting front row for.
Photography wasn’t my plan in life but I knew that I wasn’t supposed to work at a desk all my life. Around 2009 is when I started to realize that the standard my parents pushed wasn’t for me but I still had no clue where to go or how to live larger than what was expected for me.
When I left college, for the first time in 2010, my only idea was to work as hard as I could. Art wasn’t in my scope at that time and it wasn’t something I had any success at prior. Jumping from job to job, trying to find something I really enjoyed was a lot harder than I expected. I jumped from Retail to desk Sales to Fitness sales to Car sales and a plethora of other jobs that were only a means to an end. Finding photography was not only finding my passion for a career but also discovering myself more deeply.
I can’t lie and say it’s been all adventure and excitement though, photography has given me a lot: perspective, rare lifetime experiences, cultural awareness, passion for life, the ability to see the beauty in everything, amongst other things. But photography has also taken from me as well, the sacrifice we make when choosing to follow our dreams.
I’ve seen some beautiful places, met some beautiful energies and experienced some beautiful souls along this journey; I found love at a time in my life where I didn’t think I could. I learned so much about myself and my process through that time and grew from it as well. I lost loved ones, people that at the beginning of the decade I thought would be here to see me step into my actualized self in this art. I’ve missed important moments in the lives of family & friends, all by being consumed by my passion & desire to chase these artistic pursuits that have made this decade one for the books. I can honestly say that with all of the ups & downs, I wouldn’t trade any of it for the world.
I wanted to chronicle my entire photography journey over the years but unfortunately, my catalogue has been trimmed a few times. From destroyed hard drives to stolen camera, my catalogue only goes back as far as 2017.