Why did I get back into photography?

So why would I get back into photography after walking away from it so many years ago? To be honest, I just wanted to be able to take better pictures of my motorcycle for social media and for documenting my trips. It was that simple. What happened next is where things took a turn and quickly. Through a series of events, I found myself thinking about starting another photography business and that’s what I did in 2023. This is when I launched Barry Campbell Photography.

Initially, I wanted to push portrait photography as I knew I could offer solid images to my clients. With little interest, I could feel frustration setting in. I wasn’t even having fun anymore. I started to question why I got back into photography. Had I made a mistake. Then I had to remind myself that success, on any level, rarely comes so fast or at once. This is when I started using #nevergiveup as a reminder to myself to keep moving forward. To never give up again! To get back to having fun with this. After all, that’s why I got back into photography. To take better pictures and enjoy what I had missed out on for so long.

So why would I start this blog? First of all and few if any know this; but I always had a dream of being a writer. This goes back to junior high school when I was on the journalism staff for a year. I wrote articles for the newspaper, took pictures, and even helped with the year book. It was then, that I had thoughts of working for a magazine, writing articles, traveling around, and taking pictures. To this day, I don’t know why I didn’t pursue this. I know it will always remain a regret of mine for not doing so.

The other reason for me to start a blog is to document some of my photography adventures. Between the end of February and mid June of this year (2024), I traveled over 5,000 miles to various locations to take pictures. That was a lot of time spent on the road by myself with my thoughts. During one of those trips, I realized it would be nice to document my trip in a way besides the pictures I was taking only. So much more that could be shared than the pictures alone. It was then that I started to think about a blog which would allow me to combine my passion for photography with my interest in writing from so long ago.

So here I am with my first blog post. I still somewhat question this as I wonder if anyone will ever take the time to read this or any that I post. If nothing else, these will server as my journal entries for me to look back on. To see what I was thinking at a given time.

#nevergiveup

Barry Campbell Photography