FadingVisions' photostream

I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say 'he feels deeply, he feels tenderly.' - Vincent van Gogh

As a young child, photography wasn't high on my list of interests simply because film was expensive and to waste it was folly. However, if presented the chance, I would always take family photos - as I would rather have been the photographer than the subject.

With the arrival of the digital camera, came more of an interest in photography because of the new format of storage. However, it was not until we adopted a cat that photography really began to take flight. I have to say, I kind of owe my ever-growing interest in photography to him. My growth as a photographer still amazes me to this day. I still remember and smile when I think about all the milestones I've reached from the first click of the shutter to the latest click of the shutter. I, however, still have much to learn as I continue to capture the world around me in 8x10 inch prints.

As of today, I continue taking photos of whatever happens to strike my fancy. You could say that everything inspires me, because it is more or less true. I believe that photography is much more than just a pretty picture - photography serves to capture a moment, an experience, an emotion that would otherwise be a passing memory, flitting across the surface of the mind from time to time.