Amateur photographer of rather modest, if improving, skills. Mostly I take pictures of things I think look nice or interesting, without anything like a deeper agenda behind it. I've recently taken up 135 film again after being purely digital for nearly a decade, and am learning more about it now.

Sharper minds than mine have made the observation that there are three vitally important things about any camera: what's behind it, what's in front of it, and that you have it with you. The rest is secondary.

If you want/need to know, I use the following:

• Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

• Fujifilm FinePix REAL 3D W3

• Minolta Dynax 5

• Apple iPhone 4 (including Hipstamatic app)

• Nikon D5100 (bought May 2012)

• Pentax K-1000 (bought from a friend, July 2012)

• Canon EOS 300 (present from a friend, March 2013)

• Zeiss Ikon Nettar 517/16 (flea market find)

• Sony Xperia Z3

...and, in the past:

• Nikon Zoom Touch 400 (1992-2000)

• Konica C35 EF P (2000-2011 -- same roll of film!)

• Canon PowerShot A10 (2002-2004; borrowed from former employer)

• Pentax Espio 70 (2002-2005; borrowed from Dad)

• Sony Ericsson T610 (2003-2007; quality-wise a joke)

• cheap no-name Chinese digital camera (2003; horrendous quality)

• Canon PowerShot A80 (2004-2009, when the CCD died)

• Sony Ericsson W810i (2007-2009)

• Apple iPhone 3G (2009-2011)

• Miranda DX-3 (bought at flea market, July-August 2012; in bad shape and broke after three rolls)

Most, but not all, of my photos are licensed under Creative Commons. Pictures of my family and close friends are still All Rights Reserved.