Let me introduce you to the man that inspired me to really do something with my photography, Mr. Jeremy Curl, The Explorer. We met in a pub in Islington sometime in 2006 and he showed me his world of photography. He was doing all the things that I had dreamt of doing; shooting bands, making music videos, traveling the world as a photojournalist and creating art. At the time I was shooting with just a little point and shoot and I had millions of photos of my travels that I now wish I could blow up bigger than a 3×5! It was after we’d met that I finally decided to get my first SLR and started learning how to shoot manual and get the results that I wanted. I started shooting bands, portraits, and I took a photojournalism class. Jeremy showed me that there was possibility with my vision and it took off from there.
Jeremy is quite camera shy, but I managed to get a few good photos while we hung out in London. Here is my favorite.
Jeremy is a writer, a photographer, a film maker, an explorer, and a dear friend. In 2008, he travelled across the Sahara and was the youngest to travel across it by Camel and the first non-African to travel across that area without any motorized vehicles. Hearing all that he’s done sometimes amazes me! He is my age! He is now planning a trip to cross the Dankil Desert in Ethiopia without motorized transport. To support and check out his work, visit his website and fan his facebook page 🙂
Good luck in Ethiopia friend! I can’t wait to hear all about it!
