I got my first camera when I was just 8 years old. The very first photo I took with that little 110 film camera was a shot straight at the sun from outside my grandmother's house in New Hampshire. The afternoon sun was just above the tall pine trees, and the rays of light created rainbow colored sun flares that spread to the edges of the photo. I still cherish that 3 x 5 print to this day; it symbolizes what I stand for as an artist: true beauty doesn't have to be found by following the rules.
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