the depths of my sea

As a disclaimer: I love the people I have in my life.
Now, my teacher said this morning in class that he thinks friends are over rated. He says that they get in the way of his progression. My instincts want to scream “whaaaaat?!” But, as I gave it more thought, and after I analyzed it a little bit, I say, “I agree.”
I stare at this open food court at my school and I see chit chattering small talk, I see this surface distraction from what is concrete in this life. My work, my passion, my pursuits will ALWAYS be there. Your judgement, your momentary giggles, and wasted parties will not. You will wake up with a hangover and you’ll barely remember where you even where the night before. Sure you’ll say “that was fun!” but two weeks later, you’ll have completely forgotten it. Now, I do have a solid set of friends that I can go weeks without talking to, and yet we know we are just busy progressing and if you pick up the phone, I will be there 100%. I have chosen to escape people in my life that are “going nowhere”, and people who see clubs as a definition of fun. However, the reason I love photography so much is that it is a concrete capture of a moment, it conveys emotions, and it releases history into the wild world. My work will always be there, and I will always be here. So, next time you don’t see me at a bar, or at your party, don’t feel sorry for me, I am busy evolving.

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