Why are we so driven and crazed with photography?

[Ilovemycam]

Only thing I can come up with is I must like to freeze time?

I never thought about it until now. Trying to figure out what drives my desire to photograph things?

Some people I talk with hardly ever take a pix or care one bit about photography. Why are we so driven and crazed with photography?

 

[TamiAz]

I like the creative aspect of it and I find it challenging..

 

[Solarflare]

I dunno, its just fun to take pictures.

 

[manaheim]

I like the free wimminz.

 

[unpopular]

I want to control every aspect of my life, and photography gives me that illusion.

 

[tirediron]

Because we're not driven or crazed by some other pursuit.

 

[DorkSterr]

Its a good pass time.

 

[jwbryson1]

I can't draw, paint or sculpt to save my life. I can, however, read books, take images and work to get better at something creative. This is my only creative outlet.

Plus, it gives me a chance to be "artsy" when I'm really not an artsy person.

 

[JAC526]

Its hard.

 

[480sparky]

"We do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard!" -John F. Kennedy


That, and gear is a chick magnet.

 

[imagemaker46]

It's all I've ever know, grew up in it, and it's easy to do, just not easy to make a good living doing anymore. So I can only conclude that I must be crazy.

 

[spacefuzz]

That, and gear is a chick magnet.

Wait....so you mean those 4 girls didnt take their clothes off for me last night because of my charming personality? Damn.

 

[Forkie]

Like jwbryson, I do it because I can't draw.

 

[unpopular]

^^this attitude is exactly what is holding photography back.

 

[nmoody]

The challenge is a big part of it as well as the technical workings. Its pretty easy to take a picture, its damn hard to create a piece of art.