I don’t know why but I love photography as an art expression. Maybe that’s just how God wired me. As a young boy, I was fascinated that a Kodak camera could take pictures. But then of course that was an expensive hobby back then using black & white films and then later on colored films. I even tried developing films myself but it was just too expensive for me so the hobby was set aside for a long while.

Decades later, I was finally able to buy my own digital camera with 3.1 megapixels haha! That got me started again since expensive films plus developing were no longer a hindrance. I could just shoot and shoot without worrying about the cost.

I actually have an old camera right now, a second-hand Lumix GF2 but it still works . It has been serving me well till now despite its back screen having defective spots already. It’s a gift from my eldest daughter.

I guess hobbies are important too. It focuses your attention on something else which you love to do for the love of what you want to do haha! Do I sound confusing? Yes, you just love to do it. I guess that’s what hobbies are. It temporarily directs your attention away from your personal concerns and other matters which might be troubling you.

So, back to my hobby. The above featured photo (also below — you can zoom it) is just a random shot I made at home. The reason behind it? I just loved the lighting condition at that moment so I took a shot of the place where coffee is made. Just a silly reason to take a shot haha!

I also use my smart phone and thankfully, it does capture good pictures too — a Sony Xperia F3216 model as well as my old iPhone 5 camera which captures really good videos for YouTube and Facebook.