~ The Human Experience ~

As most of you know, I am primarily a sports photographer. But something happens to me when I look through my camera. I fall in love with whatever (or whomever) I'm shooting. I can't help it and I don't know why it happens. It could be a subject I previously had no personal interest in, but when I look through my lens it becomes something more than what I saw with my naked eye, and I'm enchanted. It usually takes me about 3 minutes to be completely smitten, and sometimes I get lucky and capture that feeling in my images.

I am addicted to capturing those illusive moments, which is what makes me shoot day after day. It's like I'm an addict looking for a fix, and the quest for that fix makes me push the boundaries of my skill and do everything I can to be a better photographer today than I was yesterday.

I am affected most by my subject when I stop worrying about the technical aspect of shooting and focus on the moment. It doesn't matter how mundane the subject is because there is beauty to be found in everything when I look for it with my heart.

So, keeping these thoughts in mind, here is the human experience... as I see it. Enjoy.

~ Jody ~