Years ago on a camping trip, I took a silhouette photo of my friend and his girlfriend kissing with the sunset in the background. She had it printed, framed, and hung it in their house. It was an amazing feeling and also served as the moment I thought, “hey maybe I could make something of this.”

The worst part for me is that 90% of those posts can be answered with “you have no subject (or at least no clear subject).”

One of my biggest ones lately is in the film community. It’s film snobs who shit on teenagers and other young photographers who are “only getting into film for the aesthetic” as if all photography, as a visual medium, isn’t about the aesthetic.

I’m a prime guy and my favorite is my Zeiss Batis 40mm so it’s tempting to say that, but if I absolutely had to pick a single lens, maybe the 24-70 G Master