max bennett's photostream

My name is Max Bennett and I am a photographer.

What does that mean, anyways? A photographer is someone who takes photographs, if I'm not mistaken. However, nowadays everybody takes photographs, with either their SLRs, pocket cameras, or iPhones. Does this mean everyone who takes photographs is a photographer, too? Perhaps by definition, but I do feel a little bit ripped off placing myself in the same category as an iPhone-Photographer. I do, like many others, try to pull myself away from that category and think about the photographs that I take before (and after) I take them. I guess I'm that kind of photographer.

I worked at a camera shop for a couple of years - in other words you could call me a product geek, so I'll list my equipment:

Nikon D300
Nikkor 50mm ƒ1.8
Nikkor 24mm ƒ2.8
Tokina 11-16mm ƒ2.8

Nikon FE
Nikkor 50mm ƒ1.4
Nikkor 20mm ƒ2.8
Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm ƒ3.5-5.6 Macro

Nikon SB800
A few Vivitar 285s and 283s

And, like other camera-losers, a closetful of collector's junk, homemade junk, and broken junk.

A note:
I download pirated music, movies and software. So go ahead, copy my pictures and make money with them if you can. Who am I to say no, in fact, I would be honored. The day I pay for a non-blank disc will be the day I copyright my material.