>>3978963For me, it was because I used to draw /paint when I was younger, but eventually found I didn't have the time to do it anymore. Later in life I got really into tech, especially as I got a little money in my pocket, eventually getting a job as a developer.
I then discovered photography, which is an almost perfect marriage of those two loves, gives me awesome excuses to get out of the house, experience new places and nature (which, to be frank, I was never big on until I had a reason to be), and learn a new craft that allows me to be creative. Plus, it's so easy to get good enough to blow nophoto people's minds once you learn the basics, that you get praise from friends and family for literally mid tier photos, especially of family, kids, pets, etc.
It's been roughly a year since I started, and the itch to break out my camera during some of the most mundane moments of life is absolutely jarring. I've found myself being bored far less, and often just walking outside my house, looking for new angles and new flora to photograph, or going into town to check out new places to shoot, or mentally taking note of great vantage points as I'm driving. Once I got my first real lens, and got the first set of pictures that I was really, truly proud of, there was no stopping it. And the best part is that I really don't even post many of my pictures on social media. Most of them I share with my family or a couple of my other photography bros. In fact, I'm planning a trip to meet one of them for the first time next year just for hiking and photos.
