Hi Steemit,
My name is Jay Cadayona and I'm a photographer. I am no good when it comes to doing self portraits but since I need to put a face to this account, here I am.
I have been taking photographs for almost a decade now, and through the years of trying one genre and style to another, I think I have finally found my home in creating black and white images.
When I pick up my camera, I always try to remind myself that the photographs I'm about to take should not only consist of frozen light. I need to share a memory of what I see now, a memory of something that may not exist when the next generations come.
For me, photographs need not be fancy. I simply want them to show that even regular things, the ones we often ignore and pass off as mundane, still have stories to tell. I want to show things like how children from back then and children now still smile the same way. Just as how I get so absorbed into images that were taken years before I was born, I want to help preserve life as it happens so everyone who sees the pictures I share can somehow connect and have a glimpse of the memories they were not even part of.
(Cat break)
Anyway, this post has gone long enough for me. I am a man of few words so I will just let my photographs speak for me in future posts. Expect more black and white images from me. If you're interested in how I took them or if you have questions regarding my gear, don't hesitate to ask. I am willing to share everything I've learned.
Finally, to prove that this IS me, here's my verification photo :)
And yes, I am a cat person. I have 14 cats.
Welcome jaymonochrome, hope you will have a great time here on steemit!
Thank you very much! I'll try my best to post regularly.
Hello, Jay! My fellow Introvert and Cat Person! Yes yes yes! Glad to have known your steemit! :)
Beautiful photographs. Really. And mundane things are lovely! ;)
Great photos! Cannot wait to see more of your work! I will be also posting photographs soon, and Im also new here.
Welcome to STEEM
Thank you @atozebra don't forget to follow :) I'll follow you. Thanks!
Hello @jaymonochrome
Nice to meet you.
Awesome creativity. Hope to get more interesting articles from you.
Just followed you pls follow me back -
@shivangi
Again Thanks for this wonderful intro.
thank you for reading :)
Sure, I'll follow you back :) Thank you so much!
Nice photos. @jaymonochrome
following you now. :D
follow me back pls.
Thank you very much! I'll follow you too :)
Mabuhay! Welcome to steemit @jaymonochrome!
I upvoted you for support.
Feel free to join the Steemit Philippines Community in discord. -> https://discord.gg/JbsmVvh
Wow, thank you so much! Joining discord now :)
Great to see you! hope you have a great time in Steemit!
Please follow me!
Thank you!
Thanks for following! I'll check out your blog and make surr to follow you too :)
fantastic black and white stuff Jay !
Thank you very much!
Hello Jay, welcome to Steem! :-)
Hello! Thank you very much! :D
Nice read! I saw that you are new on steemit so I'd like to offer you my welcome. There is an upvote for you and rock on!
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Welcome to Steemit, Jay. Those are some quality pictures. That's quite a number of cats you have. Keep sharing blogs about your photography and have fun Steeming.