Making of a Wedding Photographer (part II)

I had been taking landscapes for years by now and I thought my photos were great. I really tried to keep people out of my photos, but looking back at some of the travel images, without anyone in them, they look odd. You can’t quite put your finger on it, but to me my photos seem to be like a post-apocalyptic scene.

I was retired from the Army now and took some excellent landscapes. I was on the Rescue Squad as an EMT and sitting on top of the mountain for SCCA Hill Climb event. I brought my camera and was taking photos. I was trying to figure out how to get my pictures into the hands of the drivers.

I could have collected email addresses and sent them photos. I didn’t care if I didn’t make money. I just wanted to get my photos to the drivers so they could hopefully enjoy what I did with my camera.

Theres a road here nicknamed “The Tail of the Dragon”. There’s (allegedly) 318 curves in 11 miles and several photography companies that work on the road. I thought it would be a cruel and selfish if theres people who make their living doing this and I’m giving photos away for free. I decided to reach out to one one of these companies, Killboy.com and talk to him about distributing my work.

Darryl (Killkoy) liked what I did and published my work in his online store. I made what his staff photographers made for selling an image and he got a cut for managing the business. I thought it was a win-win!