Serious Selfie Contemplating Life Metal Print

metal prints portrait self selfie hat bw b&w black and white mustache beard goatee serious dark black moody thinking

photographs portrait self selfie hat bw b&w black and white mustache beard goatee serious dark black moody thinking

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I didn't set out to shoot a selfie this day. I set out to escape. The world, my world at least, seemed to be caving in at a rate far beyond what I could process and I simply couldn't take anymore. I just sat in silence. I sat in thought, deep in thought. I don't know how long I was there to be honest. It was a while. I don't know what all I was thinking about but I was a hot mess. Yes, I was sober. In the process of over thinking, mixed in with under thinking, and spells of staring with no mentatation whatsoever I click on the screen to see just how silly I looked in that hat I had purchased to shoot a film role one time. I decided to take a selfie. Here we are. Out of this moment came a selfie and a decision to move to New Orleans to tackle an amazing adventure. Good move me. Good move. It took a bit but that serious me hardly ever stops smiling now. Cheers.

Some people who do this call themselves artists. Some use the word photographer. Both labels feel oddly foreign to me though and I don't know if I will ever grow into either. I'm just a fan of life, of people, and of his beautiful world. I enjoy viewing all of the above through my camera lens. Unlike many others who also offer their work for sale, I do this for one reason... simple pleasure. Having the vision of what 'can be' then seeing it through to being a physical image is very rewarding. Yes, it is such a blessing when my work is viewed. If a print or product sells, I am literally in shock and so very grateful. But, if I knew that human eyes would never again see another one of my works, I would be devastated but I wouldn't slow...