Many people who excel are self-taught.

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I like form and shape and strength in pictures.

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I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense.

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Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics.

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When you start out, you're not really aware. I didn't have a sense of photographic history.

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For me, the most important thing I learned was just honing my eye. I think I had a good eye.

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Generally, the French highly promote culture and the arts, and photography is in their blood.

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Regardless of whether you speak the language or are familiar with a culture, the picture should hold up.

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Actually, when I first started dabbling in photography, I was still working for my parents as a salesman.

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Within two hours of where I live, you have mountains and desert as location. I like the natural elements that abstract into light, texture, shape and shadow.

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