MPA: Why do you love photography?
JO: Two reasons I love photography, first I like to make people think and feel emotion, and my photos can sometimes do that which in turn makes me feel connected to them in some way. Second, my professional career was all left brain, math and computers, photography exercises my creative right side of the brain, the Yin and Yang of my life!
MPA: Your favorite thing about MPA?
JO: I feel lucky to have met and traveled with the MPA team. My favorite are the people, travel leaders and other photographers with whom I count as friends whether near or far. As for travel, I really like that MPA takes care of just about everything leaving me to only think of photography and the experiences and surprises of new places.
MPA: Your favorite trip or course with MPA?
JO: All my 3 international MPA trips have been fantastic and could be favorites, but I must put New Zealand as the most favorite maybe because it was the first with MPA and the locations and variety of photography stretched my skills to new levels I never dreamed of before.
MPA: Your aspirations as a photographer / artist?
JO: I would like to crystallize my photographic style and show or publish more of my images. My style has been all over the place, but I seem to most enjoy photographing Street and Environmental Portraiture. However, I am always trying something new and enjoy the photo events with local cosplay and model groups. It is a serious hobby and my main goal is to enjoy life and photography help me do that.
MPA: Where do you look forward to traveling next?
JO: Maybe India, but I most look forward to travelling, period. Short term, I would like to travel the USA to many of the beautiful national parks. I am more likely to travel where and when the opportunity strikes!
MPA: What’s a little extra info about yourself?
JO: When I first seriously started photography with a real DSLR in 2008, I answered a questionnaire about what I would like to do in the future by writing that I wanted to travel the world with my camera. Retired now I am happy to have fulfilled a life’s goal and MPA helped make that possible.
