I fell in love with photography

12th December 2016 | for Creatives | photography, create for YOURSELF, Paul Octavious  |       

I fell in love with photography

"Once I started taking pictures, I never put the camera down.  That is how I fell in love with photography." (artist)

— Paul Octavious (photo by Jennifer Trovato)

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