Hello everyone, yes, I am back at writing on here after quite a long absence. I needed to gather my thoughts together, after finishing my semester only a few weeks ago I sort of felt the need to get away from the internet and frankly everything that used to motivate me on a daily basis. In a weird way, I think I wanted to prove to myself that that was not the only motivation factor and that I would inevitably feel the natural and intellectual necessity to get back into photography. Don't worry though, I am not saying I want to quit, but more or less that prefer changing the process of my photographic evolution, if that even makes sense.

I have been on the internet and posting my work all over for quite a few years now, and even if this experience as brought me to where I am today, I now feel like it is holding me back, for god knows what reason. The amount of unoriginality and the fact that the "art" of recycling everything that becomes slightly popular is something I have no interest in anymore. This was less present when I first started DA, Flickr etc.. about 6 years ago, when Flickr was making its debut, but now, it really has gotten out of hands.

Anyway (two paragraphs later), my point is that I shall be away for an undetermined amount of time. Taking in my life experience as my first source of inspiration and not letting any outside factors affect my vision. (by no way am I saying that browsing through some of the great artists works on the internet will have a bad influence on your art)

I will still shoot though. Im in fact taking all this time off to perfect my skills and work with agencies, taking on personal projects that never saw the light of day and build a stronger self-confidence. (yes I am VERY, VERY insecure in everything I do) There's also the fact that I have always preferred an actual conversation, analyzing a piece of work and giving constructive criticism and the internet has never provided me with a satisfying state of pride or willingness to do better next time around. Real life critics are so much harsher, so much more real and way more beneficial to you than a short two-words comment saying cool pic from some random alaskan. (I thank everyone that has commented and even viewed my work during the last couple of years, this is in no way an ungrateful comment, but more of a personal enlightenment. Without all of your fantastic support, I do not think I would even be doing photography as a living today)

I will still keep my accounts up, because knowing how I am I might be coming back in a few months, crying for forgiveness lol, but I doubt so..well I dont know at all really. But all I know for now is that I want to be alone, artistically speaking of course I aint planning on hiding in a shack for the rest of my life. I want to be with the people I love (though I have gotten to know quite a few people on here which are absolutely lovely) have a real conversation with them, go out, see the world and evolve from there. Sorry, this probably seems so pathetic, but I don't really know how to express this in any other way.

I hope you guys have a blast and keep up the amazing work I have seen lately because I know that some of the people on here, I will see one day or another and I will probably remember (or remind me of I dont!lol) You can still contact me at a.denomay@gmail.com for whatever reason, i am still a very friendly person

Love ya all
xxx