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The Joy of Hobbies

    What is your go to hobby? Everyone has their hobbies that they make sure to set time for. It could be painting, drawing, writing, reading, there is endless amounts of activities that one can decide as their hobby. Doing something that we love brings peace and happiness to us. It can make a rough day turn into a good one, and it can just allow us to be ourselves. To be able to express ourselves endlessly sometimes without even having to use words depending on what hobby it is you enjoy. As the saying goes a picture is worth a million words. 
    With that being said my number one hobby is photography. I didn't pick up on it until sophomore year of high school. We all have the technology at the tips of our fingers to be able to capture everyday moments and I find so much beauty within that. I have captured hundreds of photos from abandoned buildings to sunsets. Everything I capture has a story and has beauty within. I love being able to look at photos or truly any form of art and trying find both the beauty and meaning behind it all. Capturing pictures is like a way to hold onto a memory so you never forget. Taking the time to capture the moments where we are filled with the most joy or that have the most impactful meaning to us. Photography is an amazing hobby, and it has allowed me to find peace during the hard times of life and has given me various outlooks on life and has giving me outlet to be able to express how it I am feeling without having to use words. 
    With technological advancements over the years taking pictures has become so easy and is very convenient. Although paid photographers still use advanced cameras that offer various lenses and can take amazing photos you can still take decent photos now days with your phone. I still however prefer to use a camera for the types of photos I take in my free time such as nature and all sorts of locations that I can find to be able to tell a story. Photography has already come so far, and I can only image how far it will go from here. It is my passion, my peace, and the one thing I will always turn to as a coping mechanism in this life. 



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