This was the first photograph I took that made me feel like I had something as an artist. Talent can only get you so far, if you don't feel like an artist. I struggled a lot with photography and never felt happy in what I was shooting. I was trying to say something. To capture a feeling. To show the world how I see things. This shot sums that it up.

What you do see:

A character towering above, but not in a menacing way

A playful composition of fun shapes an textures

Light that makes this facade look like it was carved from stone

What you don't see:

The Vegas strip

The awkwardness of daytime gambling

The excitement of maybe winning it big

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I look for moments like these because they ground me into the present.