In 2000 a friend handed me their camera and I started randomly taking pictures. I found out that I loved it. I would mess around with rolls of black and white film. I did not have a lot of money since I would waste it frivolously. There was a local Goth Industrial email list a bunch of us local Portland weirdos subscribed to called the PIG List (Portland Industrial Goth). A guy who was the singer for a band posted that they were going to Seattle to open for VNV Nation and their photographer upped and quit. They needed a photographer which they defined as someone who could point and take a photo who had a pulse. Free ride, free show, free hotel room to share, a few drinks and all that... yes please. I really did not think I would get it but I did! I still like taking pictures and have never pretended to be good at it though I like them. When my da ...