Feb 12, 2015 - sunrise on the beach, 05

I take photos to change the world.

 

If there’s a natural disaster — fire, flood, earthquake, or hurricane — that needs to be documented, maybe I’m the guy you need. (Alas, I’m not sufficiently brave, fearless, or suicidal to take photos in a combat zone — so if you’re looking for a war correspondent, don’t call me.)

 

But if there’s a human disaster that’s been overlooked — sadness, loneliness, death, homelessness, or a thousand other quiet tragedies, in your neighborhood, or in your own home — maybe I should bring my camera, and capture the scene in a way that brings dignity and respect to everyone. I photograph happy moments, too: the little smile, the grasp of a child’s hand, all those little moments of life that often get overlooked.

 

I won’t accept any payment for the photographs I take. I won’t even let you pay my travel expenses. I won’t use the photos for any commercial purpose. All I want to do is change the world.

 

Alas, I can’t take on very many of these projects, because I do still have to work my “day job” to pay the rent and put food on the table. If you have such a project you’d like me to consider, please email me at ed@yourdon.com with “CHANGE THE WORLD” in the subject line.

 

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Note: I chose this as my "photo of the day" for Feb 18, 2015.

 

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I'm spending the winter months of 2014-2015 in a warm spot on the beach in Indialantic, FL (if I have Internet access, it doesn't matter too much where I'm physically located).

 

I'm trying to get up about an hour before sunrise every morning, and be out on the beach for a morning walk just as the sun peeks up above the horizon. I typically take 20-30 shots of birds and sand, water and sunrise ... but since many of them are very similar (if not identical), I'll try to restrict myself to uploading only one such photo a day ... Sometimes, though, I just can't figure out which one is best -- so I may upload a bunch of them, and let my Flickr friends decide which ones they like the best.

 

Note: most of these photos were taken with either my iPhone or my little Canon G7X pocket camera, so they aren't quite up to the level of quality that I would normally expect. I've managed to set the Canon so that it's shooting at 1/250th of a second and f/8 aperture, but it's not quite as crisp and sharp as I would like ... well, maybe the images will get better as time goes on and I figure out these little details...

Done