The Journey

We all have dreams of what we want for our lives and most often those dreams are postponed. When the opportunity comes for us to work toward that goal we are often driven by what we believe the end result will be, the money, the recognition, or whatever we believe that our lives will be like when we finally reach our goals.

We are often frustrated by the road that takes us to this anticipated end, if we reach it at all. Most often, that end result is different from what we anticipated. What we forget to do is to enjoy the journey of getting to wherever it is that we are trying to go. The journey is where we learn and grow and cross many hurdles, which are small successes.

Many times we see these small successes as merely stepping stones, but we need to celebrate them just the same.

I want to be photojournalist and this blog is how I decided to begin the learning process, along with taking pictures of course. There is still so much more to learn in this field. Even though I would love to be recognized for my work, but you know, that is not the most important thing for me, I am just going to enjoy the journey.

I have taken great pleasure in writing this blog as well as the other two, and have had great feedback from those that I know have seen it. I have yet to do anything to promote my blogs, for now, I am just enjoying the process, and I am still learning. Whenever I write a new entry and read what I have written, I feel a sense of satisfaction. That is the feeling that I want even more than a monetary reward.
Don't get confused, monetary rewards and/or compensation are always good and definitely welcomed, but in their absence I will continue to do what feels good to me. Right now this feels good. Hopefully by the summer I will have a website that displays my work.

I will concentrate on photojournalism, but there are other aspects of photography that interest me. There are a great deal of stories out there that need to be told. I just hope to tell them well.