Last year was a thirsty one from behind the lens.  I attended and photographed more cocktail and spirit filled parties than ever.  My photography professor and fellow classmates in college always wondered why I took so many pictures of people swilling the booze.  I guess I was preparing for the life of a future event photographer?  Comments from colleagues during class presentations were always the same, "Cameron, these pictures are great, but why do they always have to include people partying in them?"  I never really had a good answer to that.  At the time, I was just taking pictures of what was around me.  I also never really took my photo classes too seriously.  They were fun, and spending time in the darkroom away from other sh*t was always relaxing, but was I going to become a professional photographer?  I didn't think so.  And here we are almost 20 years later and I still have my camera in hand, and actually get paid to take pictures.  Still can't f*ckin believe it sometimes but I'm rollin' with it.  The days of processing black and white film in a pitch black room are history, but late nights of taking pictures of people imbibing are not!  Which way to the pub?

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Cheers to Phyllis Galembo at the University at Albany!  Still influenced on a daily basis from my college photography classes :)      

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