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This post is to acknowledge two main influences in my life. Even though I am blessed and grateful for all the people in my life right now, this post is to show appreciation and gratitude for these two specifically because their style is unique and extremely influential in my photography.

First, my brother. He’s the reason I take pictures. My main goal is to be as good as him one day and make him proud. He has influenced me so much by teaching me all he knows and by saying he likes my stuff even though he’s probably lying lol. If you know him you know his style is crazy, blunt and real. He’s hilarious af and his style of photography is classic and timeless. Follow him (@geracolunga) if he accepts you then he likes you. If he doesn’t, sorry. Thanks for teaching me how to load my film and thanks for the Patterson tank that I never used. Here’s a picture I made of him making a picture of me on 35mm ilford hp5 shot at 400 with flash.

Next, my lovely wife. She has made me laugh so many different ways with her wacky style and it motivates me to be myself and be fun. The amount of sacrifices she has made for our family while putting up with my crazy ways is unmatched. Being the wife of an artist is not easy and her patience is what drives me to be great. I am truly grateful for her, she lets me obsessively pour everything into my projects and that’s why I push to get better. This is a picture I made of her on 35mm ilford hp5 400 shot at 800 with flash, pushed +1 processing.