photojunkie

Walking the streets of Old Montreal.

Seven years ago, I discovered blogger.com and started a journey which eventually moved and changed and morphed into the site you see here today. Over eight and a half years ago I started at the office that I currently work in now. I rarely talk about work and on a couple of occasions, people had the notion that I was a full-time freelance photographer, which is not the case. It’s simply amazing how time flies, how doors open and close in your life.

Three weeks ago, I handed in my resignation letter for my current job. It’s been something I have been thinking about for over a year now. And I’ve finally come to a point where I am fairly comfortable doing it. I would have done this in the spring, but there was a project here at work, which I wanted to see through before leaving the company, which in turn is why updates have been so infrequent on the site. Now the project is coming to a close and so is my time here, which is odd and exciting . Don’t get me wrong, I’m totally scared at the propect of being unemployed, but I’m totally excited at the various possibilities that lay ahead of me. When I tell someone that I’m leaving my job, usually the first question is about what I’ll be doing next. When I tell people that I don’t know the answer to that, I usally get blank stares, which equates to their surprise at my choice to leave without having something firm waiting for me at the other end of the tunnel. Other people ask if I am gonna do photography full time, and my answer to that is usually an immediate no. Sure it probably makes the most sense, but at the same time, I don’t wanna kill that passion by making it work.

So the great beyond lies ahead, I must admit, I do have a job lead that I’m working on, but I’m also excited at the prospect of having the time to work on some personal projects.

My last day as a working joe is Friday, August 17th. The following day, I turn 33 and start at the beginning of the rest of my life.

Hopefully now I’ll have time to start posting again.

Above is Rob, during his transformation into a zombie. It was shot for an upcoming issue of broken pencil

There’s that saying, “You are, what you eat.” But can the same be said in photography terms, “You are, what you shoot?” I feel like a zombie and am pretty wiped from this past week and the long few months leading up to now.

It’s been quite a busy July and I have much to report. There are big changes ahead for me, but I’ve been too busy to write down my thoughts. The past week alone I put in about 60 hours at work, that’s including this past Saturday and Sunday.

Soon enough the air will clear and we’ll hopefully see regular posting around these parts again. For now, I’ll need a bit of rest and maybe some brains to feast upon.