I enjoy nature and the outdoors, but what I really enjoy is the actof making a photograph. I go to the places I go — beautiful, strange, quiet, sometimes even a little spooky at pre-sunrise — because I like being there with a camera, paying attention, waiting. The photographs are the reason I go, and the reason I keep going.
I’m not much of a gear person. I buy what I need, and then I stop thinking about it. I don’t follow the latest camera debates or worry about whether one brand is better than another. Honestly, I sometimes wish I used an old 8×10 field camera — the big bulky thing would slow me down even more and force me to focus (pun intended) on composition and the image. For me, the enjoyment comes from making the photograph: being out there, paying attention, and trying to create something that feels honest. The equipment is just the tool that lets me do that.