It only struck me some time ago that this is my last year of  school and I'm 18 years old, a legal adult, able to buy lottery tickets and smoke cigarettes that I can't afford. It hit me that I was throwing my life away into chemistry textbooks and perfect GPAs while losing sight of what kept me going all this time - photography. Art. Creativity. Real-deal passion.

I guess you could say that I've finally woken up and grown some balls and realized for the millionth - and last - time that I can't let go of the camera and can't stop looking through the viewfinder. It's a part of me just as much as any body part; taking the camera off from around my neck is like amputating an arm; replacing it with a textbook is like feeling phantom pains.

Time's going by way too fast and there are so many opportunities to explore, ground to make up.

As Jerry Uelsmann said, "Ultimately, my hope is to amaze myself. The anticipation of discovering new possibilities becomes my greatest joy."

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