2018 Year End Review - My Documentary Photography Comes Home
Personal Work, CHINATOWN, Weddings, Family Photography Jonathan Desmond Personal Work, CHINATOWN, Weddings, Family Photography Jonathan Desmond

2018 Year End Review - My Documentary Photography Comes Home

How do you even begin to encapsulate a year? It’s 365 days of living and being and breathing and it all goes by so fast. As a photographer, the photos I take are not only momentos of the little moments that went by but also memory place holders that let me look back and recall a time in my life: the smells, the sights and even the sounds.

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Documentary Family Session - Dana and Family
Family Photography Jonathan Desmond Family Photography Jonathan Desmond

Documentary Family Session - Dana and Family

Being a documentary photographer means being a part of people's lives. I've found out over the years that cameras, film, technology and other things really have little to do with a photo... although, of course, you need these items to actually make a photograph. Yet, much of it is about connecting with your fellow human and relating on a personal level. Too many times I find myself hiding behind a camera to take photos only to realize that the best ones I take (at least to me) are ones where I've connected with people.

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