Happiness | i heart faces | Manhattan KS Photographer

“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”  ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

The above saying hung on the wall of our various bathrooms throughout my childhood. Did I understand it’s meaning then? No…but I do now. Like many things, knowledge comes with age and at some point you realize that the harder you chase happiness, the more elusive it seems to be. Having just celebrated my 32nd birthday yesterday, I know a thing or two about age 😉

This image represents happiness for me both because of the happy moment that was captured, but also because I was happy when I took it. Photography can be endlessly frustrating for me at times. I strive so hard to find that happy place where I nail every shot and book every session that I have moments where it seems almost simpler to just give up.  Then a moment inevitably comes when it’s just me and a moment and a camera and I’m not thinking about anything else…and I’m happy. That is every reason why I keep going.

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