photojournalism

People run away when they see me in public with the Nikon D70 in hand...but little do they know that i'd rather be holding it than my pen and reporter's notebook.
I love photography. Henri Cartier-Bresson is my mentor, even though the old man doesn't know it. His work has inspired my love and growing passion of photojournalism.
"What is photojournalism? Occasionally, a very unique photo, in which form is precise and rich enough and content has enough resonance, is sufficient in itself - but that's rarely the case. The elements of a subject that speak to us are often scattered and can't be captured in one photo; we don't have the right to force them together, and to stage them would be cheating... which brings us to the need for photojournalism," Bressson said.
Bresson has also spoken heavily on the beauty of capturing a moment in time that will never again be recreated or re-done. That's why photographs are priceless -- never again will that same thing happen at the same spot ever again throughout history -- an utterly unique event captured on film, or on card.
Never again will the man in my photo sit at that exact spot and tighten his bow at the same time with the sun illuminating his back and silhouetting his face. (that's also what's amazing about creation..)
It takes passion and confidence to take good photos -- and an eye that knows what to capture when, as well as the ability to to stretch your body and your legs in odd positions so your finger can hit the shutter at the exact moment in time.
There is an odd character trait that most photographers have -- as Bresson said, it's intuition.
"I'm not interested in photography. With photography you don't grasp anything. It's just intuition. To be a draftsman is very different," Bresson said.
Next time you see one of those annoying reporters with a camera -- back off and stop staring -- let the artist work and capture those priceless moments that you'll be talking about over coffee the next morning.