dancing

its no secret, no matter what i keep telling myself.
the past few months i took a break from photos.

i feel weird even saying that, and if any of you know me you also know how hard it is to actually say/admit it. but its been a good break. i have been working a lot and trying to invest in my future, as well as the future of newspapers and magazines as they continue their never ending quest to find higher profits and find more readers. im talking about tapping the printing press called the web, and actually using my computer science degree (wow i just admitted that too, please dont think that im too much of a geek). there's some good discussion on this over at aphotoeditor.com. I have some things up my sleeve that i guess ill share with everyone soon enough (or if you email me, i might give you a sneak peek in exchange for feedback).

investing. thats what i have to keep telling myself when i sit in front of this computer for 12 hours a day drinking 2-6 cups of coffee instead of going out and telling the stories i wish so much to be telling. as i said above, its been a good break, and somehow i feel like i have grown as much photographically during this time as i did on one of my internships. there's something about being away from the things you love that makes you closer to it and even love it more. its the struggle that lets you know its worth it.

maybe its the fact i am only shooting what i want and what i love that has brought me closer to photography. nearly everything i have shot this year has been self assigned and i've somewhat used them as a way to be social. just like the photos up there as i make a picture dancing with good friends and then steal someone else's polaroid flash.

so sorry photography, but thanks.