It has been a hobby for over 4 decades. No hobby, however, can be satisfying at the expense of someone else. Photography has the ability to document all the facets of life and life isn't always beautiful. Some of the most compelling photographs were taken in the face of human tragedy such as the naked Vietnamese girl who had been burned by napalm or the incredibly sad photo of a fireman holding a dying infant at the scene of the Oklahoma City bombing. But as hobbyist photographer, I cannot display a photo which someone finds offensive.
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