Another trip around the block.

So today makes 54 years old. 20 years ago I thought I’d be prepping for retirement, and getting ready to enjoy everyday. But in this current economy. World. City, and state that is not doable. I got more than I can count on one hand before I can throw in my blue collar. It sux but doesn’t. It’s life. I do a lot. Being a dad, a railroad worker, wannabe full time something I have no clue but uses a camera sometimes. lol. It’s crazy it isn’t the work that bothers me. It’s working in a world we’re millennials come onto a job and think the way they do. The question how come I have all the vacation time I have and want the same after 3 months. It’s something I bite my tongue on quite a bit everyday in many aspects of my day. Not just the government job.

Been running around doing this for some time now. Met a lot of folks. Not all are acquaintances or friends. Some are nothing more than passing hand shakes. I try to always keep a rapport with folks after I have met them or interacted in some way even in small ways with hellos. I have got quite a few side looks when saying hi. A few nodding hello. I have learned know body is your friend. If they are you don’t have to question it. And that is more than ok. It’s just life. As long as everyone lives thier best what more could you want.

I make photographs. I don’t claim to be something special or anything less or more. If you like what I do then job done.

Photographs are made to document the culture and the people it. Beginning and end right there. I do not do it to pay bills. I do it because I am halfway decent at it and because I love the machines and folks I document in this way. I have made some great friends. And one or two id do for just as fast as family. I may not have that back from them but to me that’s how I am.

There have been many many moments captured over the 10 years or so I have been shooting bikes chops and cars. One thing I miss is my son accompanying me on some of the shoots and car shows and bike shows. He was always the only person I could be around when I got in a zone that understood.

I have had some great times. Miss drinking beers with a lot of the folks. There are a few I don’t miss. It is what it is. I can def say there is some retardation running amuck.

Gonna start doing some paid work that won’t be exactly what I wanna do how I wanna do it my own way for my own fun. I’m taking some paid they say how and what they want and trust me to put my eye on it and deliver a finished work, wheather it be in photographic form or other mediums. How I reach my end goal using tools I have is the clients and my own fucking business and I don’t care if folks don’t like it in the name of tech. I can learn softwares and how to use different methods well and fast. Including drafting programs and more recently teaching myself CAD.

Plenty love to point and judge I don’t care life is growing shorter every year and I’m going forward enjoying myself and the company I keep as much as I can. To those that I don’t see much in this mode best to you. That’s all I got. Since this time last year I had grown a digital foot print. Then downsized all of it by 75%. The stupid videos and such were fun and I got it out of my system. If I return to it oh well but I don’t plan on it. I have been reading and educating myself on the Ai shit a lot not just in image use. The camera systems uses and who has access. It’s definitely crazy how much people allow themselves to be watched and don’t realize it.

So enjoy yourselves. Thanks again if you’re reading this to actually read it and not stalking me. lol but no seriously. This site has a few stalkers. If I was weirded out by online shit it would be serious. But I could care. lol. By this time next year goal is acreage. Preferably non built. In the sticks somewheres. Either pa or north or south NJ. Get my redneck on. We shall see. Enjoy your weekend. Won’t see most of yas, will see some of yas.