Photography

Why Quitting Photography Felt Good

Photography is a great love of mine. I would never leave the door without my camera. Recently though, I made the decision to quit photography, and it felt good.

Aaron Ramirez

3 minute read

I love photography. Ever since I discovered Diane Airbus, around the age of 18, I had a deep appreciation of it, as an art form. Back then photography seemed unreachable to me. My compositions were crap. I had no clue about color or lighting. What I once thought were great photos of mine, are now laughable. Things changed drastically over the past 2 years though. I took the time, to learn how to properly use my camera. I even bought one, that was modest, but highly capable. I still…

Aaron Ramirez

1 minute read

During my 2 days of exploring the famous Angkor Wat and surrounding temples of Cambodia, I developed a subtle obsession with the unexpected—blocks. You see, these massive temples, carved from sandstone and volcanic rock, that’s all they are—just blocks of rock. After nearly a thousand years, nature made this obvious, revealing the stitch work in once seamless structures. When they finally gave way to the weather and tree roots, they simply tumbled down. Block over block…