Too young to start on film but just old enough to see phones kill dedicated cameras. I started snapping around when DSLRs were maturing as a technology. When i was young i didn't have the patience or money for film but i remember very vividly the few times i got to shoot with a film SLR and the excitement of looking thru the viewfinder. I got that excitement back later on when i picked up a Nikon D80 and since then i have always owned an ILC of some sorts. I consider myself a bit of an gear hobbyist, the operation of the camera and the tactile experience bring me a kind of an elation.

I don't have any hard set photographic goals, i like documenting my day to day and the places around me. If i get the occasional keeper when i am out and about that is good if not that is good too. I think i have a sort of a documentary approach, many times when a place near me changes i wish i had some pictures of it before it was taken down/renovated/rebuilt. I like tractors and rustic tool-like machinery in general (something about growing up in a farm). I like how old tractors are purpose modified and the worn down looks with all the added and modifed parts add to the tool/mission like purpose of the machine.

~ vernacular photography ~ i just learned about this in 2026 and it describes a lot of my snapping also i learned about ~ new topography ~ this was something i had read about a bit earlier though, but it did not register at the time.

I've owned some amount of systems M43, Fujifilm, Nikon, Lumix (M43 and FF). In 2026 i committed to Nikon. I've enjoyed every system i have owned and at some point i had three systems at the same time, but the issue with owning multiple systems is that at least for me it induced FOMO like no other. Lens decisions and what to pick up when going outside or to some occasions became surprisingly difficult. Also while technically i could afford it it did not feel like a responsible way to spend your hard earned money.