For me photography is a lot like therapy, or at least I imagine it that way sometimes. A photo, or series of photos is first an idea, then a plan, then the work of taking the photo, getting there, using cameras, etc., then it's waiting, developing, waiting, scanning, observing, judging... deciding, and finally overview. I try not to really think about those steps much, and truthfully it just feels organic now, there is tension there at times... was it good? Did it turn out? There can be fear, that nervous energy at times. It's finally therapeutic when you've learned something, been let down, or perhaps pleasantly surprised... no matter what, it feels deeply introspective. After all, this is for me, really. You can spend so much time thinking, working and feeling your way through a photograph, and then it's all over, all done. Start over, learn something new, grow, move on.

I wish I could say it's always good, the truth is... it isn't. I get stressed out, I get really fed up with myself, I go through periods of doubt and often feel distant, but I always seem to come back. It's a messy world out there...