I want to understand the fascination some people have with this theme. How did you started with it? Is it a Hobby or your Job? I am not a native speaker, still learning english, so sorry for mistakes.
It’s an accessible way to make beautiful art. I can express myself creatively with it.
It’s just the right level of challenge to hold my interest. There’s always something new to learn and skills I can improve without it ever feeling overwhelming.
It’s a way to preserve memories of people and places.
It’s a motivating factor to get me to go out and do stuff and see things that I might not otherwise experience. Getting out of bed before dawn to shoot a sunrise. Traveling to some of the most beautiful places on the planet. Exploring the nooks and crannies of my own neighborhood in search of visually interesting things. Learning about history and the natural world.
And in the end I always have some cool pictures to look at.
My wife’s father is retired & loves his golf game to an extreme. I recently showed him some night sky photos I took when visiting his home. A little puzzled, he asked “what do you do with them?”…in a nice friendly manor I asked “what do you do with your golf game after it’s done?”
No criticism was intended. My question back was only to try and explain that just doing the activity was fun. Like reading, playing a game, watching a show it doesn’t have to be anything more then a pleasure doing it. If I record a great moment it’s even more satisfying to know (along with luck) I helped create the appeal of it with my skill set.
Great anecdote! Someone occasionally asks me what I plan on doing with my photography, meaning how do I plan on making money off of it. No one asked me that question about hiking when I was an avid backpacker. But I see hiking and photography as the same thing: they’re just activities that I enjoy and that enrich my life.
It’s super exciting for me when I am shooting bangers. Adrenaline rush when it all comes together.
I just like pretty pictures
For me it is a hobby I picked up 15+ years ago. I grew up with national geographic magazines in the house. I may not have read every issue I always loved how stunning their images were. The amazing people and places they showed. It was much different fairly boring small town and the mid sized city that we lived closed to.
Part of it was I wanted a hobby that I could explore more of the artistic side and photography felt very accessible to me. It’s also has a lot of different genres to explore is a great reason to travel more and it’s a hobby where I can always keep growing and learning.