My journey..

Hey, me again.. More details about my life for those who are interested. I'm almost 30 years old, well educated (not that it made my life something better:)), married (to a guy who was my close friend when I was like 14), organized (I'm a Virgo, that explains everything), extremely hard working (yes!), passionate and very very emotional. My real name's Joanna and I'm originally from Poland but I left my country couple years ago. I know what you're going to say now: "Are there any Poles left in Poland?". Well, of course, but let's just say the Poles are not natural born hobbits, they are curious what's out there..

Me myself, I've lived in France for 6 months and then, after I graduated, I followed my future husband to USA. I recall that at first, I was really disappointed with my stay in France although I had a chance to live in one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. That was Auvergne, the land of breathtaking mountain ranges and volcanic peaks. And I must say, I would never forget those black lava stones of Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral. So when the day has come to leave France and go back to the reality, my heart was broken.. I had to go back to Poland though. That was my last year at the Jagiellonian University and I was about to become Master of Romance Philology..

After I graduated, I tried to get a decent job as a translator but I couldn't find anything. That's why I made a decision: I will follow my boyfriend and we'll see what's going to happen next. And here I am, in the United States.. And after 4 years, I'm getting tired of this country already. And I miss my family. I think I may go some place else these days.. In fact, if only I could find a job as a photographer in Europe, I'd go right the way.

Why photography? For all these years, I did a lot of things, I've been to different places.. But photography is my true passion, something that helps me go through every day, something that makes me feel good about myself.. Something that makes my life less miserable..

I've been taking pictures since I was a kid. My dad showed me once how to use 35mm camera. I used it ever since. Cause there's always a lot of fun not knowing what's in the picture. How the picture is going to come out? Did I capture what I was supposed to capture? Was the light good enough? Didn't I move the camera a bit when I was taking picture? Is it going to be sharp? These are not silly questions for someone who sets everything up manually. It takes a while, it does. But believe me, it's worth it!