i have been busy, messy and sleepy these days.
brother will get married on sunday, my big sister came back and everyone has been preparing for the wedding, everything seems to be ready except our home, which is packed with stuffs, a lot of stuffs!
seems that my company is turing into a production house, rather then a magazine publishing workshop. i spent about half of my working hours on catalog or booklet stuffs, which are extremely boring and frustrating.
as a result, i am sick (although it's not so logical, to me these can be reasons).
some recent photos here.
recent photos, top, at midco home, brother and i visited there to present the "wedding presents" to the bride side, while midco is playing with 2 little children, the little boy's mother was keeping an eye on him, as he's so naughty and hyper-active
bottom: same night, went to K after dinner, karen is making a sweet wish although people kept singing
in my early stages of learning about photography, sometimes i shoot beggars, old people, even reluctance is clearly shown on their faces. i took the shot because they're full of lively details. in the past i had a dream of being a war photographer, just like robert capa.
once i read a book about a war photographer, he said that his career is full of pain, every time when he finished his work from the battlefield, heading back home on the plane, he feels extremely guilty, he asked himself: is he building up his career with those faces exposed inside the film?
he also states that, in the battlefield it's easy to get a "good" photo as shocking moments are everywhere, anytime. the only thing you need is the courage to get closer and then press the shutter button.
i forgot when i give up the idea to be a war photographer, but still, i'm interested to work on documentary topics, as a person among them, not a passer-by.
may be i can never work in this way, so i regard my daily life as a story, a topic which myself and friends may be interested.