My favorite quote is by an amazing photographer named Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
"Earth is the art, the photographer is only the witness." This quote means a lot to me because it reminds me that Earth and nature is a God given gift that is truly amazing. Being a photographer, I feel very blessed to be able to capture what is so incredible and taken for granted. Film is very much alive, more alive than a pre-teen girl at a Justin Bieber concert in 2012. Film can be laborious, but it's the work and the time that makes everything about film so special. The steps to getting the perfect strip of film or even just a single picture are fun and in the end, you achieve something satisfying. The fact that you created something so amazing on your own makes it even better. Like a letter compared to an email, film isn't automatic like digital, but that just gives it more meaning. When pictures are printed straight from the film strip, they can last a life time and copies can be made incase one is lost or damaged unlike digital, which is all saved onto a hard drive. Don't get me wrong, I love digital, but even hard drives can fail. Film gives a sense of wisdom and patience, and can be a relaxing way to relieve stress. So try it sometime and get away from the zombified SD cards and hard drives. Enjoy the memories.
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