Never lose passion for the thing(s) you Love* (sp. pr.). Capturing God’s beauty has been one of mine for a very long time. I started taking pictures as a hobby in 1999-2000 with a Sony video camera. They had just come out with the “memory stick” and “snapshot” feature which I used to take the “white-light-experience” photo posted on the homepage.

Well, some years back I was doing some work for a (Painter) friend of mine, and just happened to bring the video camera along. After completing work, I decided to take some shots around his yard. I showed them to him and he told me, “You take some good pictures you just need a better camera”. This inspired me to later buy a medium format (camera), which I would later use for several years to come. Of course we Alcoholics gotta do things full-throttle (with one, or both eyes closed lol). He also gave me two pieces of advice: Get your work done before noon; and take lots and lots of pictures! And of course, being your garden-variety Alcoholic, I never took this most excellent advice! 😏

*It’s highly unlikely that, had I remained an active alcoholic, I would have ever discovered… let alone pursued this Passion – “Alcohol, now become the rapacious creditor, bleeds us of all self-sufficiency and all will to resist its demands.” (Excerpt taken from Alcoholics Anonymous text “Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions” written by Bill W. “circa 1953”).

•Photo taken with Samsung S10+ “circa 2020”.