Justeen Hidds on Fstoppers

Hello,
I am a 36 year young person that I have loved Photography since i was in high school. The love started when I was doing blk and white for classes and as well pin hole shots with negatives. I have since them put photography as a hobby. I wish it wasn't and i was able to get better at it so can be my own boss. One of my main reasons why I love taking photos is after being a former foster youth and not having that much of my past to look back on. I would like to be able to help foster youth and families in general capture moments in their lives that they can look back on. My second reason why I want to capture moments of memories for families is because I have just recently in the beginning of march 2024 I lost two people close to me and i realized I did not have that many photos of them to remember them by, so it again reminded me why I want families and people to be able to look back on these captured moments and see the story behind them and the exact feelings, emotions that they felt. That is why I do Photography for as a hobby and wish I can do it more as a career.