Photography with Kevia H.

SPEECH

My original 20% time goal was to learn most of the bones and muscles of the human body. Unfortunately that did not go as planned, so I went with what I was in love with at the moment and I’m happy to say that was photography. Before deciding I wanted to take on the excitement of capturing pictures I came across a little saying by a great legend that went by the name of Steve Jobs, he once said. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living in the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the voice of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” Within a couple of minutes after reading that I knew I wanted to change my 20% time topic. I was leaning more towards taking artsy and portrait pictures so I could let people take a look at how I see the world and what it looks like through my eyes. Throughout this incredibly long and somewhat complicated journey I’ve learned that people come across art every day, and we’re more than likely to take it for granted. Believe it not photography is a language, and the best part about is that it is the only language that can be understood anywhere in the world. “I’ve learned that a good photographer is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart, and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it.” – Irving Penn. Honestly if you think about it long enough...photography is the easiest form of art.....but perhaps that’s why it’s so hard. I’d have to say my biggest accomplishment while doing this project was learning to love the life I was given. While taking pictures not only with a camera but with my eyes, I’ve seen everything from people that have very little, to those that have just about everything. I’m just glad to say I have all I need and the love for photographs. I enjoyed every moment of this process because I got to become a better and more mature version of myself. I will take this experience with me in just about everything I do in life. I so strongly believe that more people need to take on a love for photography, because it’s a way of feeling, of loving, of communicating, and of thinking. What oneself has caught on film is captured forever; it remembers the little things, long after you have forgotten everything.