Photography.
It does so much more than show a pretty picture. It
communicates, it stirs the fires of change, it inspires the soul to a greater
theme.
I’m sorry, I’m standing here at my computer, trying to write
something epic, but honestly? I barely got any sleep last night, I just watched
an amazing comedy movie, and I’m
ready for bed.
Who says being your own teacher doesn’t have its advantages?
(Like being able to write a completely
informal, off topic paper and still get good grades!)
I’m just gonna write it as it is!
Yeah, I like photography. I’ve spent the last 15 weeks
studying it, and I’m still not sick of it, so that’s got to tell you something!
Why do I like
photography?
No big, grand concepts. No mashing together sage sounding
words that I’ve picked up by reading what others have said…
Why is it that I like to pick up a camera and shoot pictures?
One, I’m lazy. What would take a Ton of words and hours of polishing to communicate through writing,
with a bit of thought put into the camera controls, I can say the same thing and more with less effort.
Two, the right medium for the right job. With an image I can
capture that emotion, that moment that would’ve been too elusive for words.
Even when poetry fails to capture something, a photograph sometimes can.
Three, I’ve got letting go issues. I journal a lot, and I collect a lot of things just because I connect a
memory to it. My greatest fear is forgetting, so why not love a medium that
forever captures a moment in time? That way, if I ever start to forget, if my
mind begins to change things around, all I need to do is look at the picture
again. A picture is something solid, evidence that this amazing event happened,
or that these people were in my life.
Four, it helps me see the awesomeness of God. With
photography I have the ability to share a bit of my vision of His goodness,
beauty, and power, with other people. I love the fact that I can give glory to
His name through images of His world.
Five, I like images. I like emotion displayed through
visuals. I like movies, and how they can stir your soul like a really good book can (and in half the
time too!) For me, an image is like a movie; a story, a feeling, an abstract
concept all boiled down to a single snapshot frame. It leaves your imagination
wondering what happened before the shot was taken and what is going to happen
to the scene after this moment that we’re viewing has past.
I guess it comes down to stories once again. No matter what
medium I use; a pencil, a keyboard, or a camera, I’m just trying to tell a
story. I’m a storyteller. And the stories that pictures can communicate are
endless.
The journey of a dancing, joyful brook captured in one moment of its endless travels.
A wounded soldier being flown to the nearest hospital, his face bloody and deformed.
A homeless girl on the streets, holding a kitten as if it is the only thing she has left in this world.
The explosive vividness of fireworks bursting with color in the night sky.
Stories speak to us deeper than logic often can. They touch our
hearts, cut like knives, heal wounds too deep to speak of. And photography does
that too. It tells stories.
That’s why I like
photography.
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