To my fellow photographers:

So if you're a photographer, you probably know about the online Digital Photography School. And if you don't, let me just say that it has taught me everything I know about photography. So there's a shout-out for that.

But I was reading this article, and something popped out at me.

"The problem is our mind often interprets the scene in front of us in a way the camera never can."

I love this statement, and while I'm probably interpreting it not in the way the author intended, I got something out of it. So often I find myself going somewhere and instinctively bringing my camera. And while most of the time it's okay, and there are great photos to be taken, it's really refreshing to go on a walk every once and a while and see the world through my own eyes instead of my viewfinder. It gives me a chance just to revel in God's glorious creation, instead of thinking about the perfect picture I could get the most 'likes' on Facebook for.

And for me, photography isn't about taking the perfect picture to go on the cover of National Geographic (I admit that's a dream, but not the drive for my work). Photography is about capturing the glory of God, through the majesty of a sunset, or the intricate petals of a flower. I want others to be in awe of creation, as I am.

It's also important to remember that, though it may take the right setting on your camera to capture that sunset, it's God who painted it. When people say they love my pictures, I want them instead to say, "Isn't it awesome that God made that?"

So yes, it would be really cool to be a famous, world-renowned photographer someday, but I'll always be putting God before fame.

I didn't make this. God made this.