"The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera." – Dorothea Lange.

"To photograph: it is to put on the same line of sight, the head, the eye and the heart." – Henri Bresson.

"If it makes you laugh, if it makes you cry, if it rips out your heart, that's a good picture." – Eddie Adams.

You know the more years you spend growing with this site the more you realise just what magic it holds. That really it has roots within roots, so then wherever you walk, wherever you tread, you are walking over paths tread before you and not what can feel like deserted hallways as you'll find among many other sites existing throughout our world. Here you will grow and develop your skills, through encouraging words, artistically gifted and deep-hearted individuals, from all across the globe. There is no artist that can grow on their own, it's a true and common fact of life.

It was then through a trip to the zoo in my city, there I witnessed what I thought was a stone giraffe, and upon walking just a few steps closer - the tall giant then moved into incredible life. At that very moment my heart leapt from my chest, the tears streamed down my face; then from that day I was reading the Bible ever since, and that was thanks to my flickr friends who lead me there. now years later, I am a converted Christian and regularly attending church. May the Lord bless us all and keep us.

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fun tidbits: I have affinity for water, especially the ocean, also for camphor oil. enjoy to relax with old books (16th/18th century, 60's), seeing peeps, taking baths, gyming, and hitting a tennis ball, have the most terrible eyesight which need special lenses. lives for the music.

my dear mom is an artist, completed her studies in a tertiary institution. so happened I later attended one just down the street from the one she attended, but only for one year, realizing I had to make a career in more viable fields like graphic design and multimedia - have enjoyed studying many greats, including Monet, and well we never stop learning, art-school tutors always emphasized using our eyes; and well drawing is very technical and trains the eye in composition and such. hope to complete my studies one day.

Google Picasa - easy collages and photo selection

ICE - freely available, for panoramas

Opera - fast and efficient browser

Deviantart - you can find some more photos and creations here, thanks

www.deviantart.com/andresintenie

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