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Floriduhartist

Man, 75, Florida, USA

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I’m a professional photographer, a photo artist, and have been for fifty years. I became avidly interested in photography while serving in Vietnam in 1970. I went through a life-changing transformation there, and when I realized photography could be used for artistic expression and not just snap shots of the family dog, I was hooked. Those were the days of film and chemicals, and I spent hours in the dark, darkroom, that is.

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  Another change I had from my Vietnam experience was more subtle, and it took decades to come to fruition.  Some might think that the negative aspects of my service caused me to question the religious faith I had been indoctrinated with almost since birth.  But that would be wrong.  Actually, I came away from Vietnam with a more genuine belief, because the same factors that opened my mind to artistic endeavors also prompted me to examine those religious doctrines I had blindly accepted.  Yes, I started questioning, but the questions were immature and full of faulty reasoning.  It would take many years of reading, studying and thinking before I could ask questions the right way, without preconceived bias or convoluted logic. And when that happen, there could be only “one” conclusion, “God,” probably doesn’t exist. Why “probably” and not definitely? Because a true skeptic always leaves room for possibilities, no matter how much evidence there is to the contrary.