My name is Arcelia Perez Sarabia and my grandfather was JoseLuis Perez. It's been almost 7 years since he's passed and I am still brought to tears thinking of him. Not tears of sadness per say but because of how much I love him and am thankful for relationship we had. He taught me so much about life through example. My grandfather had fourteen children and to be honest I don't know the exact number of cousins I have. He was a busy man keeping up with his work in his pastoral ministry and with family but I was blessed to have one on one time with him. Those conversations I will forever cherish and often our conversations where about photography. He loved photography and photographed for a living. He admired my passion for it and encouraged me conversation we had together. He was kind, patient, loving, unconditional and made my heart joyful every time I saw him. My intention isn't to make anyone sad including myself but to share where my love of photography started. My grandfather and father both had Canon SLR cameras all through out my childhood and that is why I love shooting my Canon DSLR. Photography is one of the things that brings me joy and has helped me cope with life and finding beauty where I am physically and emotionally. I admire many photographers some I know by name others I will never know their names but admired their work all the same. My favorite subjects to photograph are families and seeing how their faces display how they make each other feel. You see it when a son looks up into his mother’s eyes or when a father sees his daughter’s smile. I just love it and feel connected to my grandfather in my love of photography.
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