Personal Narrative: Who Said Photography

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Who Said "What's in a name? That which we call a rose"
William Shakespeare

So why the name "Who Said Photography", as a young boy I was taking a shortcut through the school yard when I heard "hey kid do you want to play" it came from a bunch of guys that were over at the baseball field so I went over to play. Had a great time playing a game of baseball with a bunch of people I didn't know. From that point on I always wanted to be that guy, outgoing, and asking people if they wanted to play.

Often times in my travels I find myself eating or stopping at some out of the way small town restaurants, gas station, or coffee shop with people I don't know and I often hear somebody talking about photography, and my ears always perked up. Hence the

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