What motivates me to make photography, is the ability to capture beauty or a moment in an image, as cliché as it sounds.im very big into nature, and wildlife. I grew up going to Fire Island a few times a year. It’s a beach off the coast of Long Island and I just really enjoyed the scenery. This is what made me interested in photography. I would just walk around by myself with a cheap digital camera and take pictures of the island. When the motivation of photography is internal, I feel I benefit from it in a way that I feel satisfied with my work. I never feel as if my work is good enough, and always compare it to someone else’s. When I end up with some great photos however, that makes me feel good about my work as well as gives me motivation to continue and do better. When the results are external I hope for a good reaction from the observer. If the person enjoys the photo, or a group of them, it gives me hope that I’m going in the right direction as well as hope for making a career out of something enjoy. As I said before, what inspires me is nature, wild life, my dream of traveling and seeing other places, and my want to better myself. I feel the connection between what inspires me and my photos are greatly linked. I take a lot of landscape and animal portraits, trying to capture the beauty of the scenery, and the personality of the animal.