However.. Some storms are not caused by wind, rain or any other form of natures power but by man himself. This is a storm that really scares me and not in the "bogey man in my closet" way but more with shock and bewilderment.
Its a storm that gathers momentum everywhere it goes and works fast..very fast. Driven by money and publicity..
The Storm i am talking about is The Media Storm.
I am and we as the photographers and filmmakers, are all guilty of getting caught in these storms at some point. Its not a bad thing, its just something that happens and you must learn and escape from.
Its a nasty nasty place to get stuck and i wish it on no one.
Some people who get jammed in this place might not even know they are there. They cruise around in a daze looking for more ways to make money and be publicized. There passion for art and the experience, if it was ever there, has burned out.
Before the session is even over they are thinking about how many images they can sell, how many places they can post them on the internet and how many likes they will get on Facebook.
Instead of thinking about how lucky they are to have witnessed and shared a moment like that with friends.. How much they have learned and experienced.. How fortunate they are that mother nature has provided an artists playing ground for them..
I often force myself to stop mid session when its big and just put down the camera and gazed at a set roll by.. Just to take it in.. Why am i here?? Is it to take photos and become a millionaire?? No...
I take photos because i want to capture nature and humans clashing in a moment of unique flare, I want to share my images, I want to go on adventures with my friends..
I want to live.. Not profit..
Benjamin Sanchis almost coming a bit too close to all of mother natures power..
This guy knows how to do a bottom turn thats for sure..
