Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I posted- Out of the 3 times that I have taken my camera out to go shooting in the past few months, 2 of these times were related to visiting Los Angeles after hearing about the helicopter tragedy. During this time, I gave myself time to mourn, heal, and reflect on ways that I can do better in my own life….
For the record, I just wanted to say that I will always love photography- It will always be a passion of mine and will forever hold a soft spot in my heart…Purposely taking time off to re-evaluate my goals and ambitions and how I would like to pursue photography was good for me. It made me miss shooting, discover what about photography is important to me, and to not feel pressured in to diving in to a direction that wasn’t pure and not from the heart. With photography, one thing that stands out for me when looking for that “perfect” capture is the story- telling behind my photos. Ya, sometimes it’s not a fancy shot and sometimes it’s just basic-looking and taken from my iPhone 7s….the truth is, I don’t care about any of that. At the end of the day, my goal is to tell you MY story and MY thought process behind each photo. I thought about this as the weeks passed and was thinking to myself, “Man, I should hurry up and post this- I started writing about this 2 months ago.”
As I’m writing about my final thoughts about Kobe and the time that has led up to this moment, I’m happy with the journey. I have been watching Kobe videos over and over, some of them I’ve seen many times and some for the first time. I’m telling you all of this because it all goes back to the things I had just mentioned- it was pure and came from the heart and more importantly, it was created at my own pace.
I am obsessed with the word ART. Everyone can be an artist in their own right. As for me, mine is through photography. My other love for art is in Muay Thai, but I’ll save that talk for another day…
Whatever is important to you, do it with love and ambition. Create your own Mamba Mentality.
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