Autistic Person Who loves Photography hopes one day to be a professional.
My name is Craig Thomson I suffer from Aspergers syndrome which is a form of autism.
Autism is a life-long Social and developmental disorder. However I have never let it hinder me from pursuing my obsession for photography.
Although I have problems doing the most simple of tasks like crossing the road, tying my shoe laces and dealing with social situations I find photography very uncomplicated and I love it.
I used to go for walks down the fields near my mum and dads house. I found this was my place to escape the social world as it was miles of deserted farmland. This was a regular thing for me to do from the age of 8. I spent most of my life in and around nature.
Around the age of 19 I figured I would start taking pictures of the wildlife and sights I found in the fields near my house. I had fun trying to sneak up on them and get pictures.
I started experimenting with photography as a hobby at the age of 19 where I got my first camera which was a totally manual vivitar v3800N SLR film camera. Later I got a Nikon D40 digital SLR.
I have been passionate about it ever since. I am now 25 and mainly focus on wildlife and landscape photography.
Due to my condition I have “Sensory sensitivity” so I see the world around me differently than others, I hope that my pictures reflect how a person with autism see’s the world around them.
Now I want to turn my hobby into a profession I’d love to be a professional photographer.
I recently posted a video about wanting to be a professional photographer on you tube and I’ve had a lot of response from it so far. Here it is…
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Bravo! What a wonderful, and brave, young man. I see a great future in photography with such beautiful work. My 19 year old son is an Aspie who also likes photography.