You may not remember your first love. But that first "click" that drove you to photography, I'm sure it's still in all of your ears. I heard that voice on my grandfather's camera when I was a kid. Growing up, I was experimenting with our lousy camera at home at every opportunity. But film photography at that time was laborious and expensive.

The turning point in my life was the day I bought my first DSLR, as digital cameras became widespread and more accessible as time went on. I took the poison now, there was no return. I was always in search of new subjects, everywhere I went my eye started to see differently, my way of looking had changed. I was thinking of photography day and night, researching new lenses, saving money to invest in equipment. It's like an addiction, but the kind that I never thought of giving up.

Here we all understand each other. Whether amateur or professional, everyone's passion is common. Some do it as a profession, some just take pictures with their phones. But we are all in the same boat. I love it.

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