A lot of my friends asked me to participate in photography competitions. I was pretty insecure about my skills being dragged into a competitions where there's judging and comparison, but I made up my mind and decided to go for it.
I was at the venue with my friend Sharik who had a digital camera, other participants pulling out their zoom lens subtly flexing by fixing hood onto it. Our coordinator came in and jotted the topic onto a board - LIFE.
While we were on our hunt for frames, I saw this man in his house playing with his dog. I went up to him and asked if I could take a picture of them both. Looking at the collapsing house with no human presence except for him. I realized something she had once written on her blog.
The world could be collapsing around him, alone and abandoned. But as long as he had a friend to lend an ear, even if they never said anything, he could get through another day. Just that belief, that he was being heard despite the fact that no words were exchanged, kept him going. That day, I realized how simple mans emotions were. And he found his support in someone equally abandoned as him.
I left and searched for more, but this was the best picture I had taken that day. I submitted knowing that I had better competition. The results came in, my friend Sharik won!
I learned 3 things that day,
It's not about what camera you have, it's all in the frames or moments that you capture and the story it conveys
and
Your art's value is not based on someone's inability to see it, you have to appreciate it yourself first.
and
Dogs are actually friendly, yes I'm scared of dogs馃槄
and this is my entry for the #monomad challenge.
