Chris Jennings

My maternal grandfather bought me my first camera when I was ten, a Kodak Instamatic. To this day I remember how excited I was to get that camera. I ran around the house snapping pictures of everything, a clock on the wall, the television, people sitting around the kitchen table.
I had that camera for six years and it was my constant companion. On my sixteenth birthday I graduated to my first SLR, a Canon T50. One thing I didn't lose upon migrating to a more sophisticated camera however, was my enthusiasm for taking pictures. In fact I would say that I became more excited. Here was a camera I could get my hands around.

I have now migrated yet again. This time to digital. I now have a Digital SLR, the Canon EOS 40D. Photography has allowed me to see the world through different eyes. I'm constantly scanning the environment for THAT shot. The one that will surpass all others in my portfolio. Of course I understand that picture will never appear; but that's what keeps me shooting.

Photography is an important part of my life and I have my grandfather to thank for that. Somewhere in the back of my mind when I take a photograph, I remember the initial excitement I had with that first Kodak Instamatic, and I thank my grandfather for introducing me to the art.