Master What You Own

Text & Photography By Russ Burden

Published June 5, 2017
Updated June 6, 2017

My photography started back in the days of film. I’d always have two cameras strapped over my shoulder. One contained...

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Photography is what motivates me to move through life in a positive way. Photography is ͞All About The Light͟ and it’s the first thing I seek out before I press the shutter. Optimally, I pursue great subjects in great light, but if there’s an ordinary subject in great light, I still press the shutter. I love to share the photographic knowledge I’ve accumulated and I hope my enthusiasm is contagious so I can motivate others to feel the same way I do about my photography.

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