it's about balance

I met a couple of completely amazing people at my first assignment this morning.

These two women run an international adoption agency. Which in and of itself is a noble and worthwhile cause. Helping children. What could they ever do that's greater than that? But what truly made them interesting to me was that I found myself sitting in their office long after I was finished photographing them. Suddenly we were just sitting and talking ... bringing up philosophical topics and relating them to our personal experience. We had found common ground. However, by the end I'd given them way more information about myself than I had intended. Then again, I'm sure that's how it was meant to happen. And I am grateful for having met them.

So to clue you in, lately I've started keeping a list of interesting people that I meet. The graph above is one entry on that list. I can meet them anywhere, anytime. And what qualifies them as interesting? It could be anything ... likely something they said that piqued my interest. Although it could be their profession, their passion for life, what kind of activities they love, a common or opposing viewpoint they share ... anything!

The point of the list? Frankly, I decided to keep this list because it helps keep my mind focused on the reason I love my profession. Yeah, it's about the images. But more so it's about the people I meet and what drives them. So, to counter the things that cause me to want to scream in life ... the list adds balance and perspective.