I have been shooting since I was 7, when my father handed me my first SLR and basically told me to go to town. Since then, I have done what I thought life demanded of me - only to realize in my 39th year that I was a photographer first and foremost, regardless of where my career had taken me thus far.

 

Call it a midlife crisis if you will. To me, it was a belated recognition that I should have done what I love to do - coupled with the relief that I still have time to do it.

 

I dedicate my work to my late father - who yearned to break out of the daily grind and be a simple photographer, but never got the chance. But of all the gifts he ever gave me, this was the greatest - I just never realized it until now.

 

Thanks for joining me in my search for the real me, as I live out my father's dream and my own - and hopefully, in the process, capture that elusive but eloquent moment.

 

View my DNA at bighugelabs.com

 

One More Shot.... Get yours at bighugelabs.com/flickr

 

If you wish to know more about me:

View Manuel de Joya's profile on LinkedIn

  

I have been lucky enough to travel a lot: Here's where I've been:

 

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If you wish to purchase fine art quality prints of my work, here's the place

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  • JoinedSeptember 2005
  • OccupationConsultant
  • HometownChicago
  • Current cityWilmette, IL
  • CountryUSA

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David Quirk says:

Friends are like windows through which you see out into the world and back into yourself... If you don't have friends you see much less than you otherwise might. And throu a friends photos you can join there world, and see mutch of what you might never get to see. To a great firend....one more Shot. im glad you got … Read more

Friends are like windows through which you see out into the world and back into yourself... If you don't have friends you see much less than you otherwise might. And throu a friends photos you can join there world, and see mutch of what you might never get to see. To a great firend....one more Shot. im glad you got that one last shot ! your a great photographer! no dought man.

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November 17, 2007
Liza Lagman Sperl says:

Oh the wonders of Fllckr! Through it's crazy mashups of photography, discussion groups, and sheer randomness I have found a relative-not-really-related-to-me (at least I don't think we are related, you never know...). Manuel is amazingly talented, extremely generous with his time and love of photography and someo… Read more

Oh the wonders of Fllckr! Through it's crazy mashups of photography, discussion groups, and sheer randomness I have found a relative-not-really-related-to-me (at least I don't think we are related, you never know...). Manuel is amazingly talented, extremely generous with his time and love of photography and someone I am glad to call my Kuya (a term of respect and affection, usually for older cousins). Maraming salamat, Kuya Manuel! ^_^

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October 19, 2007