Paul Mangold Images: Photography - A Part of Who Yo Are

If you have been considering taking up photography or just finding great joy in taking pictures consider the following. Once you take up photography seriously, and especially when it starts to really become a part of who you are, in other words, you find yourself thinking about it regularly, you will start to notice that you seem to be seeing the world through a camera lens. Its almost as if everything you see either is or could be a great picture. Another phenomenon that you will notice is that you actually start seeing more, and with more clarity, the world becomes a more detailed and beautiful (or not) place, depending upon your vantage point, and the subject in front of you. The camera really can add great depth to who you are, it can empower you to share the beauty of our world with all who know you, and through the power of the internet, many who don't. The camera can aid you in the spreading of a message, whether it be about a natural disaster, or global warming. Photography can become a calling, though for many it is simply a source of great peace and zen; either way it is a gift, one that I personally give thanks for each and every day. I encourage you to follow that calling that is photography, or at least let it become a part of your life, the world is truly a beautiful place, with much that needs to be shared, and stories that need a story teller. If you have the bug, roll with it, it could be an opportunity to find peace and zen, or it could truly be that part of your life that you always knew that you were missing, but never really knew what it was that left you felling that something was missing. Below you will find stories that needed telling.