In the truest sense of amateur, one can love something and also pursue it as a profession. It is possible and desirable to find one's passion in life, to let it fill your time energy in all you do.
But to photograph, to record a slice of time and place, seeing the soul of a place where ever you stand. You don't need to travel to far exotic places to find beauty, it can be seen everywhere. Look for the subtile gesture of an object or person, this is how things define themselves and set themselves apart from their surroundings. Musicians stop and listen and hear the music that surrounds us, photographers stop and see the shape of the world, both recording beauty as it is found.
