Becoming a Photographer
Being a
photographer is never be my child’s imagination. Even after passing bachelor
from state university in Bandung, Jawa Barat, the word, “Photography” was just unimportant
word than I always speak about singing, fishing or chess fighting as a hobby. The
only thing I did with a photo is, when I captured myself with cell phone. This
photos were just a breaking the blasé among other activities. Photo was just a
medium of telling something, and it was just from me and for me only.
But, at
the mid of 2006, when I was joining Bangka Belitung University as a new
employer, I never imagine that three years after that, I would enter the world “capturing
with light”, and then getting crazy about photography.
The story began
when my supervisor asked me to set up new order of camera. Actually, I didn’t
buy the camera but our institution bought it, I just wrote the type and
specification of the camera, and then submitted it to supervisor. Not long
after, I got my first camera, Nikon D60 kit with 18-55mm f 3,5-6,5 mm.
My supervisor
proposed this camera to fulfill the need in design and news gathering. Both of
design and journalistic were my job description. So, the working process on the
daily time could be more optimal and efficient after equipped with d60.
Before that
new DSLR, I precede my work with Kodak easyshare, a pocket digital camera that
had helped me doing my task for years past. And, I didn’t know how, the desire
and Inquisitive
about photo growth bigger by time. I can say that using easyshare had trigger my passion a
head.
I just use
D60 at office only, but as time passed, I sometime bring it home. I just want
to know more about the manual using, or just taking celebration or ceremonial
like 1 Muharram or family portrait in my home.
The main
drive of my involved about real photograph was, when I got invitation from
workmate, told me to join mass hunting at Parai Beach Resort in Sungailiat hold
by unknown local organization. That time, my mate gave phone number, just phone
number for contact person of the event. Then, I phone that person, recently the
person’s name was Rudi JRH. Rudi told me to meet him at terminal (bus station) in
Sungailiat tomorrow.
I remembered
that time, as a historical meeting. It was the first moment for all persons who
joined the hunt. That moment was actually prime time among us to know and to
share each other about photos within same spirit and passion. I met person,
some of them are Haryadi, Yudi Novinadi, Dika Abay, BSH Singgih, Rudi JRH,
Riang (Rest In Peace) as first talent and so on.
Later, we
coincident to give a name for the community as Fotografer Bangka Islands (FBI).
Afterward, months passed, FBI become familiar and more photographers come and
joined this organization. And I become more enthusiastic in photography. Some mass
hunting were organized by FBI, like mass hunting for Cual at Bangka Botanical Garden. Cual is a batik name with traditional motif of Bangka.
This hunt is
actually as a medium for all photographer to meet and to enjoy. People came
from different age, jobs, or tribe to take as pictures as a hobby or a work…(aksansanjaya).
(continued in part 2)
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