Photography is how I hold onto emotion; seeing someone light up when they see themselves through my eyes means everything to me
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Photography
Where do you find inspiration?People around me, a few years ago I had an opportunity to take a video of my brother‘s wedding. I was emotional while watching it so I poured my heart into it as I showed it to family members of the bride during the reception they began to get emotional, which lit a fire inside me. I’ve been driven by that feeling I receive that day.
What would you do with $25,000?It would go towards opening a photography studio in my hometown Norwalk, California, where I can make my dreams reality and go full-time
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