In the image of God… every person, every face is a reflection of the glory of Creation. I take photos to praise Him and the life He has given us, and I hope the photos we take together may be a blessing to all who see them.
I never expected to become a photographer so suddenly. I had some friends who were really into K-pop then one spontaneous day, I thought it’d be really funny to create parody K-pop photocards and distribute them out as gifts to my friends. In early 2023, I bought a bunch of K-pop merch (for inspiration of course), picked up my dad’s old camera, asked my friends to be my practice model, and accidentally snapped a picture so curious to me that it led me down the path I am exploring today.
Others ask me, “How did you pick up photography so quickly?” I’m not really sure but I do have some theories. I took a lot of art classes growing up, I painted using many mediums and across many genres. I’ve done sketch, charcoal, chalk pastel, acrylic, and oil painting, of which chalk pastel is my favorite, followed closely by oil painting. I’ve done still life and landscape, but when I was tasked with drawing Clint Eastwood one weekend, I realized I felt something more than what still life or landscape could ever bring. Time was but a mere suggestion as I was immersed with a peculiar satisfaction from recreating life the inexplicable wonders of emotion. For most of my grade school years, I focused on portrait art as a gift for myself and to others. I picked up my camera today because I long for the same feeling I felt when I picked up my brush the day before.
If you are willing, it would be an honor and blessing for me to pick up my camera for you as well. I consider myself fairly new to this, but with your presence and my ambition, I believe today is the day we create something amazing together!