RAW DENVER PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2012!!!!! As a child, I discovered my passion for photography through my dad. He gave me my first camera, a kodak 110, Suddenly, like dorothy stepping into oz, my world went from black and white to color. However, I could never escape from 'kansas', though I dream in color, I always see things in black and white. There is something magical about the shadows and highlights that form a black and white image. It allows the viewer to make up his own mind... to fill in the blanks. I choose photography because...more