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Megan Kwasniak
I have never been drawn to any genre of photography more than people portraits. Travel portraits, to be specific. From early days I have been strongly influenced by the work of National Geographic photographers, especially Steve McCurry and William Albert Allard. I would spend hours pouring over the images of exotic locations and the people that inhabited them. I was entranced and wanted nothing more than to travel to these places myself…and perhaps bring back a few interesting images of my own. My wishes had come true since then, to a certain extent. Over the past few years, I…
As a landscape photographer who focuses on capturing seascapes, you might assume I chose this subject because I grew up around the ocean or maybe because the ocean is just full of beauty, so why not? While I did grow up around the ocean, and I do believe she is beautiful in every angle, the reason I choose to photograph seascapes is because the ocean helped save my life…and now I want to help save the ocean. I don’t have a degree in oceanography or marine biology but I want my photographs to show people her raw beauty…
A challenge post on why I love photography and choose to write about it: Photography is an art of memory keeping Many times we snap pictures to document something beautiful, but we don’t realize that it is memories we are making. Tangible memories that can be revisited and relived anytime we pick up that photo (hopefully we’ve printed the digitals because prints, let’s face it, are just sooo much better). Memories of loved ones, times spent with friends, memories of trips whose details are long forgotten. Photography keeps these safe for us in the physical space of…
I always wanted to travel with The Giving Lens photography workshop. I’ve believed for a long time that PHILANTHROPY AND PHOTOGRAPHY go beautifully together. Pictures have the power to change ideas and drive about social change. That’s been proven time and time again. And I finally found an organization that is based on this belief. I was stoked to join them in Nicaragua. That being said, I didn’t know what to expect. The Giving Lens (TGL) group has been pairing up with Empowerment International (EI) for the past few years. Their mission is to break the cycle…
I love shooting during the “golden hour.” All you aspiring and seasoned photographers out there know that I am referring to that time of the day when the sun is low in the sky and gives off this beautiful golden hue that makes everything look pretty, no matter what it is. I always tell everyone that if they want to improve their photography, they should start shooting during the golden hour. It’s a pretty universal fact. Of course I am aware that beautiful images can be created at ANY time of the day, even during the harshest light at…