5 years ago, I was spending some time down in Tampa, FL. Tropical Storm Debbie was rolling through and all the signs were leading up to it being record breaking tropical storm. My new Canon 5D Mark III had just arrived and I had no idea what I was doing. I went out shooting a bunch of things trying to get my settings right and learn the difference between ISO, aperture and shutter speed.
By now, my friend Nate and I decided to drive around in his Range Rover and push through the storm and the flooded streets. When we turned down Bayshore Blvd I couldn't believe what I saw. The ocean had completely covered the walkway and flooded the streets. It looked like the End of Days. I got out and walked through the flooded streets and jumped up on the sea wall. I dialed my settings in and positioned my camera and went over to sit on the wall and fired the camera.
Because this was the first photo I had ever used that I took, and coming from a graphic design background, I treated this photo quite differently than I do today. The editing and style are both different. Looking at it now, part of me wants to get back to it and a part of me doesn't. I guess it served it's purpose for the time and place of the photo.
This outcome of this photo went on to inspire me to chase photos. Anytime there was something big going on, I wanted to be there shooting it — and that's what helped spark this never ending photographic journey that I'm on....