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My Story — Portrait of a Young Couple

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I got my first camera the summer after freshman year of college. Princeton’s competitive environment had taken its toll on me, and so I hoped to find a hobby that would make me happy for the sake of happiness. I ended up trying photography, and in the four years since have taken over 300,000 photos of more than 10,000 people, many of whom are now dear friends. Today, I work as a full-time wedding photographer, documenting stories of life and love across the country, but the transition from hobbyist to professional was a path far from inevitable, and further from planned. My childhood brimmed with a curiosity turned love for science and mathematics. My father is a doctor and my mother a former computer scientist, and though they often disagreed on how to raise me, both felt it important to expose me early to the wonders of the natural world. Among my earliest memories are road trips my parents and I took to science museums across the country, where we wandered through exhibition halls

My story of growing up, discovering photography, and deciding to quit my engineering job to start this project. Jan 1 Written By Vincent Po Vincent Po // Edmond, Oklahoma // December 15th, 2019 I got my first camera the summer after freshman year of college. Princeton’s competitive environment had taken its toll on me, and so I hoped to find a hobby that would make me happy for the sake of happiness. I ended up trying photography, and in the four years since have taken over 300,000 photos of more than 10,000 people, many of whom are now dear friends. Today, I work as a full-time wedding photog

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