Stranger Things...

I've lost the desire to simply leave my house to go out and find something worthwhile to capture. Some might call it laziness, I call it being comfortable within the space I've created at home; truth be told, it's probably the former. If I'm being completely honest, which I tend to be, it really does take a miracle to get my creative juices moving these days.

As I sit here, I think the whole mid-life crisis syndrome missed me, well I did lose my hair, my six pack, and probably shrunk a bit. Wait, I did pick up some weird food allergy, toe pain, back stiffness, and a desire to grow out a ridiculous mustache. In retrospect, maybe I'm in the last cycle of the syndrome, less the cocaine, gold chains, relationship pains, and financial drain.

The child of a close friend of mine, asked me to show him the basics of how a camera works. Uncle Nemi time is always an interesting time because I often reflect to how I grew up without any adults "placing me under their wing" to learn about whatever.

I'm unsure the last time any of you stood toe to toe with a twelve year old, explaining how light works and how balance is key. In the span of two hours, we turned on a camera, changed lenses, zoomed in and out of frames and attempted to think through what we deemed to be important. It's wild how art can mimic life.

It had been some time since I sat with the idea that there was something neat to capture in this town of mine, I suppose Stranger Things happen. For some reason, unknown to me, I found myself seeing light within the darkness, seeing a story which needed to be told.

Remember to follow the lights, wherever you're heading and when you get there, remember to call the person you love, informing them that you've made it. I'm still on my journey, I'll be home soon(ish)... Keep your phone on/close