Coming Home, Traveling Abroad.
A Month in Romania and Italy, With the Leica M11, 21m, 35m & 50m
When I’m on vacation, I have a slightly different mindset these days. It wasn’t long ago that my day job was as an agency creative director, so when I’d go on vacation, I’d take the opportunity to practice my skills with a camera. I brought a lot of gear, not really having a sweet spot for my work. These were exciting but insecure days of shooting — my camera body was changing with every advancement in technology and I couldn’t decide if I was a zoom or a prime guy. The shots I took were, predictably, as all over the place as my gear. I don’t regret those days at all, but it’s different now. Better, I believe. At least calmer.
I hold a camera for a living now and my vacation photography planning has adjusted. I still want great photos, but I’m just far more confident about what kind of photos I want to get. And I’m not hijacking my vacation for photography opportunities as much. But while I’ve stabilized the gear, my approach to what to shoot and what not to shoot on a vacation is still evolving.
