The Photo That Started It All

I always loved looking through old photos of family and friends but photography had never really interested me. I was lucky enough to go on a school trip to Vietnam and Laos. On our final day in a small town of Luang Prabang a few of us broke off from the rest of the group to find a temple. As we were walking up the hundreds of stairs we saw a monk ahead of us. So with our compact digital cameras we snapped away.

Something about this photo has always resonated with me. The orange of the monk standing out against the dull surroundings seemed just perfect. I fell in love with this photo and thus a passion for photography grew. I loved how travel photography had the ability to capture a moment in time, to capture a memory that was only in my head. It made me think what photos trigger the same response in everyone’s head.

Till Next Time…

Photo Taken By: Jessica Thompson 2009