I am 27 and living in Ohio working in software. I am married to my best friend and fellow photo enthusiast Natalie. I have a Canon XTi that was a gift from my parents for graduating college (Edit: upgraded!). Before the Canon I was using a point-and-shoot Kodak with no manual features, but it had a macro mode that drew me to photography. My best friend really got me hooked when he let me borrow his father's old film camera with 100% manual operation. I was hooked ever since.