I also wanted a turn with the camera though... My mom hesitated. Even though hers wasn't top-of-the-range it was still an expensive piece of equipment and those were the days when everything had to be developed - no digital photography, no editing, no retakes. But she gave it to me nevertheless and I took one of her with my brothers.
When the developed pictures arrived, my mom said; "This is actually a very good shot."
That's when the obsession started.
The motivation for this blog came after watching John Bishop; "Everyone has a dream they never grow out of."