I was introduced to art in the 5th grade, when I was entered by my teacher into a state wide contest for 'picture memory'. We had to learn the name of the picture, artist, style, and country of origin for a huge stack of pictures. Ever since then I have been interested in art. Although I had taken many snapshots before, I was introduced to the SLR camera by a friend of mine around 1986. I was very avid for a while, then lapsed on my serious photography for many years. About 3 years ago I picked it up again, and started taking it very...more
