What Does Kim Do With All The Photographs She Takes?

Join Kim as she heads out for an evening of photography. She shares what she does with all the images she takes and talks about the current devastation being caused by bird flu.
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[@wmbrennan]

I feel the same as you Kim, I just retired from the medical world and I printed photos and put on hothead walls of my exam rooms. If a patient really liked one of my photos and wanted to buy one I would just give it to them frame and all. I made a lot of sick patients feel better through my photography. Love your channel.

[@kimgrantphotography]

This is so lovely Bill! What a kind thing to do for your patients. Thank you for sharing this story. It made me smile 😊

[@susanfirth2279]

What a kind and generous thing to do for your patients. My hats off to you kind sir.

[@randompete2204]

What a nice thing to do, I bet it lifted their spirits too. I've been having a lot of hospital visits for cancer treatment, and some of the photography that is on the walls in The Christie are very good at lifting my spirit while sat waiting and walking through the corridors. Sadly not everyone seems to notice them, but then again if they aren't feeling to good that day it is understandable.

[@Boatzerama]

@@randompete2204 all the best to you with your treatment.

[@britishrose9417]

Having a camera is a bit like having a dog - it makes you go for a walk and exercise, explore places, it's the motivation to go and be part of the world around you. I take about 250 photos for every one I actually use. Like you say it connects you to nature, and I'm right with you there!

[@aparnagiridharan2825]

That is so true.

[@metsfan3177]

This is exactly how I feel about my photography. Photography is my therapy and it has saved me so many times. Getting out and taking images gets me out of the house and out of my head. I’m very good at what I do, but I do it for me. Thank you so much for sharing your views and for your images.

[@Trish12303]

I am right there with you Kim, I don’t do anything with my images. Photography is my place I go to forget the chaos of the world, it’s my “zen” place. I love photography because it renews my soul. Thanks for sharing!!

[@TheeJaneDoe]

Insightful lovely video Kim 🙂 It has a Sean Tucker vibe 💛

[@baloobear7838]

As others will also say, I don't photographs, I take memories. I am 76 now, and after a lifetime of travel I often just look at some pics randomly, and remember the times my wife, family and myself had. My wife and I have frequently just sat and chatted for long periods recounting the memories inspired by some old pictures.. Fabulous!

[@kimgrantphotography]

This is so beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing this. Gave me a warm feeling. I do love that - we don't take photos, we take memories ☺️

[@ashstubbings2603]

Just what photography is all about.. creating memories! Wonderful! What a lot of wonderful memories you must have?

[@fredfleming8905]

I am one of those with 1000’s of photos on hard drives. I share them on Flickr mostly. I find it great that I can show people my part of the world as others show theirs. That’s what I enjoy the most about your videos/photos I can visit your area of the world from the convenience of my phone/tablet/computer without flying there….can’t afford to travel the world. So just seeing your photos and videos they have all but one thing….smell. I feel like I am there…and that’s good. I agree totally there is joy in just getting out and taking a picture of a moment in time. You’re philosophy is spot on! Fred in Texas

[@karenbergmann209]

I’ve been making photo books for the past several years, either telling a story or just picking my favourite images. It’s neat to see how I have progressed in my photography skills. And I love sharing them with others so they are encouraged to do something similar.

[@tmeeten3195]

I made a photo book for my dad of the birds I have photographed since our lockdowns and he loves it. Dad shows everyone his bird book but I am just happy to make him happy in some small way.

[@hilleviupmanis8687]

The last picture of the sky is like an bird angel from the sky. So beautiful.

[@fly-pedro]

I felt exactly the same about 25 years ago and I stopped putting a film in my camera, but continued to take photos with it. The images are still somewhere in my head and the experience connecting with nature is unforgettable. Thank you for this great video.

[@Si0bart]

You have a camera where other people have a dog to get out the house. I say this while trying to figure out why I'd got so many photos in lightroom and If i copied files of an old memory card or not as I never do anything with photos either just leavign the m on the hdd. The sky lately has been amazing at sunset. Thanks for sharing this Kim

[@maryedwards3583]

I am with you all the way, Kim. I dont have a dog, so take my camera for a walk instead to enjoy nature. Nothing can beat that feeling of being in the moment and a photo really doesn't come close to that feeling. It just acts as a memory of how that moment felt. Priceless!!

[@malcolmdillaway8274]

Listening to your video and comments really bought home to me what I’ve felt for some time I just like to get out with my camera and enjoy the peace and countryside rather than creating an image for someone else. I also store my photos on the hard drive for my own pleasure. Thank you for being inspirational Kim.

[@simonstevens1631]

A similar subject came up with Allister Ben the other day. I explained that I took images because of the moment, just like you. I keep the images as a record like footprints through my life's journey. Someday I will not be able to go out and I'll have all these images. When I look at them I'll feel transported back to that moment. If someone asks I can tell them all about the evening or morning andcthe location. I might recall a funny story about how I got there or relay a historical event that also happened then. The image becomes a trigger for our mind. It's our image. It's not in a portfolio but it means and feels a lot to us. Alistair Ben and others are lucky to have a body of top knotch work that they can write and print books. Most of us will just tell stories of our lives. Where when and how each image came about. The drives become a record of us. Our journey. Our footprints in the sands of time. At the end of our life we can hope someone will care for the drives but more than likely our story will fade away in a landfill. Sad but like the dead birds nothing is permanent. The birds will return in time. Lovely thought process kim. I really enjoyed this video.

[@asokag-m8112]

Spot on! I went through a phase where several years of exuberant photo-taking came to a near standstill, save for occasional iPhone snapshots. Why? The utter despondence that it was all for naught. Having amassed several thousand images, the vast majority have never been seen by anyone but me through the rear-LCD of the camera I took them on. I recently went on a safari and in preparation, upgraded my kit to do justice to the wildlife and scenics I would encounter. I’m glad I did, not only for actually getting more meaningful images, but it rekindled my passion for freezing moments of beauty. I’ve since started cataloging my stash chronologically, and by event. It’s taking me and my family on an amazing journey of past experiences. I’ve never sold a print in my life, but would love to. Or a photo-book, perhaps. But that aside, going through this collection has given me the impetus to go out and indulge in the activity again, savoring the moment, whilst preserving memories for the future.

[@michaeltorluemke3322]

Your right about the bird in the photographs it just adds that little sign of life and freedom to the picture. Nicely done. I love taking pictures of birds because they just signal a simpler way of life, a bit of fun, and a lot of freedom to go where you want to go whenever you want to. They just seem to trigger that dream I’ve always had to be able to fly. The freedom that provides. The opportunity to see the world from a different perspective every day.

[@barrystent3689]

Thank you Kim for this insightful and interesting film. You're right, the Avian flu tragedy does not get anywhere near enough air time but its great that you've brought it to people's attention. To answer your question, I hope one day I will take good enough images to print and put on my walls. For now I'm happy learning about the art of photography and enjoying the moment 😊

[@SwanSycorax]

Totally agree with your reasoning regarding why you take so many images. It is all about the enjoyment of getting out and experiencing the world around us.

[@robertspeicher5047]

Visual memories. My film slide days. I was in a. Camera club and each meeting we would see what the members " caught". My slides are my visual memories. Look at the slide, recall where, what the day was like. Returning home after being out taking photos and the anticipation when the slides returned and enjoying the memories.

[@kimgrantphotography]

This is so beautiful Robert! I love this - visual memories, what a lovely term 😍

[@robnelson4510]

I SO relate to what you said about why you capture images. For me too, it's about being in the moment (photographic mindfulness). I work remotely, study remotely - and my camera is what gets me out of the house so I can connect with something that's much bigger than me, and which takes my mind to a much calmer place. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts (and your wonderful images, of course).

[@garysmith4920]

I have had the same question Kim. One thing I do is have my favorite photos on a screen saver slide show. They take me back to the feelings of the time and place when I took them.

[@charlesbertram5138]

Love this. When I look at one of my hundreds of thousands of photos, I can pretty much remember the moment i took the photo.

[@lisasimpson9343]

Same here Kim, I do give people images, dogs, people, motorbikes I take around town, just email them to them. Avian flu is terrible. Back in the 90's we had a disease that made kangaroos go blind, so the poor things starved to death or went in front of cars. All these things are heart wrenching. They dont ask for these things...... Great spot, lovely video as always. Look forward to the next.

[@hjones451]

Happiness is everything in life - long may it last. Photography makes me happy - you too!

[@jennifercall9014]

Absolutely love how my camera helps me see the flowers details of the world. ❤

[@josephschimmer302]

I am with you. Someone used the term „zen“ in the comments. Usually I compare it with the concentration it takes to shoot a bow. But since a few years I have started to print books of my journeys or certain topics I follow. I am a journalist and storytelling is my thing. Reducing thousands of pictures to one hundred, editing them, sequence them, makes me go through this intensive moments of taking them again.

[@gerarbara]

Well said kim. It's like a mountaineer who climbs mountains. What do they do with their memories? It's about enjoying the experience and just being there.

[@marknongkhlaw1674]

Experience, experience. Nothing can replace that, least of all selling them. And experience cannot and should not be sold. The experience and memories are so personal, so intimate. I agree 💯 %

[@kelleycheung]

For me, the joy of photography comes for the most part in the creating, and then also in the sharing and inspiring. Thanks for all that you do to inspire here on the 'tube, Kim! ❤

[@iqueque]

I have been taking photographs for over 50 years, 10 of them as a professional in the 1980’s. I moved on once I realised that in the professional advertising industry, I was basically the technician at the command of creative directors. For the last 16 years I have used photography to capture memories of travel adventures and as a creative hobby. I try to share an image online every week with family and friends. In addition, each year I print, usually on canvas, about 12-15 photos at between 40 x 60 to 60 x 90 cm to hang on my walls and then give away to family and friends. And I make an annual calendar to gift to friends and acquaintances. I make slide shows to share with the people I accompanied on adventures. Lastly I have produced 8 books of either major adventures ( 30 month motorcycle trip the length of the Americas) or favourite images of a year. In my dotage, I find comfort looking through these books in reliving the memories!

[@segwaytothepicture1109]

After an accident photography was away for me to reconnect with nature, but also with myself. Most of the images end up on a hard dive some on social media, but most of all they inspire me to get up and take the next one. Thank you for the video’s.

[@kimgrantphotography]

This is so lovely! I'm glad photography has given you this. So beautiful! Thank you for sharing ☺️

[@robertdavis1255]

Thanks Kim for sharing your experience with great location...yes I only keep my pics on my computer as I am 78 yrs old and just love taking photos & connecting with nature & surrounds wherever I am...I am only a hobbyist & just record a moment in time.... terrible about the bird flue situation & the heat you are experiencing... cheers from Australia 😀❤️

[@russhawkins7419]

I am with you. I enjoy getting out in nature, but I also take pictures and share with those that are unable to get out in nature.

[@askssk715]

I've been doing photography as a hobby for over 20 years. I love being out in nature and love birding. I live in Miami, FL, where it's always green. One of the things I love to do is go somewhere to see fall color, so I try to do that yearly. I set up a website and I love to share my images through blogging. There's always a story to tell, so that's the way I do it. I don't have many followers, mostly family, but it makes me happy to share. I haven't picked up my camera in many months. Like you said in another video I watched today, I've kind of lost my mojo and I'm tired. You have been very motivating to me. My camera is out of my backpack and I'm charging up my batteries. It's very hot here too, but I'm thinking about getting out this coming weekend to my local botanical garden. Glad I stumbled upon your channel. You are truly a special person.

[@ashstubbings2603]

23 degrees! You've had it quite easy Kim! Although I'm sure I don't need to tell you that. It's been as high as 34 - 36 here in Nottinghamshire! Having said that, as I look out of my bedroom window there is the most spectacular sunset I've ever seen! The colours in the sky are out of this world! Pinks, purples, oranges! Amazing. And where am I?..Indoors! Typical! 😂😂 With regards to what you were saying about 'doing stuff with your images', I can completely relate to what you were talking about.. for me too, it's not just about the final image.. it's about getting out there with my camera. It's about simply being outdoors and connecting with nature and my camera is simply the tool I use to do just that.

[@kimgrantphotography]

Yes we've been lucky up here! Has been 28 degrees in places but thankfully not where I am 😊 Hope you're surviving ok down there! Lovely that you have a sunset to enjoy. Embrace the moment - they'll be plenty more to photograph.

[@user-jf3zi2zz8i]

I'm with you on the experiences of being out there and enjoying the moment of snapping the photos. I too have loads of photos on hard drives but I have what I call my highlights. I have all of these photos on a flash drive and also in my computer and run as a slide show when we have a get together at the house. Everyboby likes to see them and brings back so many good memories. You can remember exactly where you were and so many details about the photo. Absolutely love photograbhy . My escape from the crazy world. Love seeing your KZbin videos. Keep getting out there, Thanks !!!

[@briansture4353]

The camera is the tool that makes you wait for that moment to take the photograph it is the reason you stay and ponder the scene. Sucking in its beauty. Your patience is a virtue and the camera demands your patience and then you see the moment you have been waiting for and the camera fires and preserves that very moment. You feel elated seeing the image. Time is progressive it can't be reversed A great feeling knowing you were in the moment at that precise second, just a point in time captured forever. This is very rewarding. When I look at some of my special images taken some years ago it takes me back in time and reminds me of that moment.

[@Aerialaitch00]

Thank you for sharing your wise philosophy, a philosophy I share. Photography has been my passion for over fifty years, a private passion that keeps me connected with this unique planet we’re privileged to be a part of. Thank you.

[@luckyman1953]

Thank you, I think I love you for your sincerity, it is so refreshing. I am 69, a former Hippie (oh yeah the 60s) retired professional soldier, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and through my wife, I have found photography to be a very healing gift. I have been shooting now for a bit over 5 years and accumulated well over 30,000 compositions both film and digital. I print some and give them away, maybe a few for myself, but usually I just share them with the world, not that I'm great. Actually, I think I am mediocre, but we are our worst critics, right. My belief, my mantra if you will: If you love something you do not profit from that love. I love it because it allows me to capture a special moment in time that only I was privy to and I feel a need to share it so others can as well. I have been told "you're really good, you need to sell them" but evidently they don't get it, I mean if you love something that is so personal you don't sell it do you? Some do, I do not. Keep up the great work. Thanks for saying it so much better than I ever could. I would like to be able to send you a couple of mine in a way to say thanks, but I honestly don't know how that would be possible.

[@DavidTpitCabrera]

Beautiful video Kim, you are so right. we need to enjoy more de process and connect.

[@danielborden8385]

I am exactly the same way, it's not the destination but the journey. The road trips to different places, different sceneries in nature and the connection with it. Feeling grounded then there is the different animals you get to see. Even if I don't get the shot I got to see something beautiful 😌 loving your channel 😊

[@bryanpriestley2701]

Just learning in my first year taking pics and I keep them on my hard drive. Always looking back at the places I've been and try to improve my images the good ones I keep.makes me happy because the camera sees things you don't.thanks kim

[@wallybornmann8336]

Thank you for sharing your philosophy on taking photographs. I've always been of the mind that if you can't do anything with what you've photographed then what's the sense of it. You've gotten me to appreciate another side of the art. I do enjoy the moment when I press the shutter. Thank you for showing me another side to pressing that shutter.

[@kevinwarburton4619]

Hi Kim, Another superb video, it's so sad regarding the Bird flu, as for what I do with my images, I retired from sports photography this last March where i sold to various outlets etc but now I add the occasional one to social media store them on my hard drives, but mainly like you and a lot of people on here it's my enjoyment and helps me get closer to an outside world that is so beautiful. keep up the great work Kim

[@MarkRobinsonMusic]

Thank you for this Kim. You're right - it's about the experience, not just the photo; seeing that perfect image means you experienced it, and had to be in the great outdoors to have that experience. I love your videos, the way you connect with your inner self through nature is a lesson for us all.

[@davidcollins2724]

I've been taking landscape photos for over 50 years and have recently been asking myself the same question as you. In the past my answer has always been similar to yours, but having recently retired, I scanned several thousand transparencies, many of which have now inspired my first attempts at watercolour landscapes. I continue to carry a camera, but painting has added a new dimension to my creative efforts. So you never know what the future may hold for you! Keep up the good work. You're an inspiration!

[@paulomarquesphotography]

that's it, enjoying the moment as if it were therapy🙏😊 thank you Kim

[@heyalexjota]

What a raw video and at the same time beautiful Kim ... I hope that bird flu is long gone and birds are getting back to his normal life.

[@woodyhoyle1]

Excellent summary of your feelings. You are not alone!!

[@spaininaframe8940]

What a great way to explain photography in a nut shell...I do commercial photography for a living but actually what you say is so true...do it because you love it..thanks for sharing your experience with us kim

[@andydungan3335]

I can tell by the smile on your face (except when talking about the birds) that you are doing what you love! Even the birds are part of that love. Pictures do tell a story. After only a day and 100+ comments it seems I have learned how many people are just taking the photos for themselves. That surprised me. 48,248 pics (not so many since I started digital in 1999). I don't use social media so they are all on my hard drive and some have been printed for me and friends. Thanks for asking great questions.

[@haimtoeg]

I think this is the most compelling video on your channel, thank you Kim. I shoot film, mostly black and white, and do nothing with the images except occasionally post on instagram and use as background for zoom calls.Photography gets me out of the house, exploring and learning my surroundings, and processing the film, scanning negatives, etc., is a nice technical challenge that I enjoy. So, if you like, it's a sanity preservation activity. Luckily I have a day job that frees me from the need to make photography a commercial activity. Thanks Kim, this is a rare youtube video that actually made me think.

[@jaredmathews2983]

I didn't expect that! You eloquently expressed my own sentiments. Some of the images I create are used as screen savers on my laptop, but I typically don't share them with other people. They primarily serve as a tool to improve my own experience and preserve or recall memories. I enjoy the process of photography, learning, and improvement. I use it as a tool for expanding my awareness. For me it tends to shift my focus from the ugliness of the human experience over to the beauty. It is easy for me to get mired in the ugliness, so the search for beauty and making myself more aware of the polar opposite of the ugliness of the external world, helps to balance the equation and have a more enjoyable experience via this extremely limited perspective as a human.

[@jeffreyhofmeister3103]

Kim I feel the same as you with my images. I started out with my grand mother's Kodak Brownie camera many years ago. I think wanted to be able to capture the moment. Perhaps it was a feeling joy, happiness and realizing that that moment wouldn't happen again. But having the pictures would helps remind me of a happy time.

[@tmeeten3195]

I have just found your channel and you are a lady after my own heart. I take photos because I like to get out into nature too, not to sell them. I share my favourites on social media and I don't care how many likes I get for them as I enjoy them and that's what counts but it is nice to share our beautiful country with others. It was very sad to see your end photos. We have a local Gannet colony here in Auckland, NZ and I photograph them often. Such beautiful birds. A very moving video. Thank you

[@gazzavfe]

You are so right Kim, 9 years into photography here and still the best thing about it is actually being there in the moment and forgetting the rest of the world for awhile best hobby ever

[@freeray8111]

Photography for me , it brings me to life. Gets me away from the 9 to 5 and let’s me enjoy the beauty that God gave us. It also relaxes the soul.

[@kevinyoung4946]

Thank you. I have been thinking about the same thing lately. Thinking about storing more and more of my photos. Watching this got me thinking, maybe my photography should be more about the experience of being out taking pictures rather than the pictures themselves. Thank you again !!

[@blairhannon3478]

Beautiful inspiring video Kim. Very sad about the sea birds. I like you, feel the experience of just going out in nature with camera is so much more than just going out to get that 'perfect' photo. I like very much what you said about your camera is your tool to get you out into nature. Love your photos and channel. Take care stay safe and Bless You. Your friend, Blair

[@hrorm]

All the yes. Im new to photography and have just got an actual camera. So im trying to learn a lot but I love taking photos and doing editing as well. Last week I went up to a little mountain here in Norway in the middle of the night. As I waited for the sun rise I heard deer began to sing to eachother in the valley below. It was so magical to experience. I had no idea they did that. And then the sun began to rise and I swear, it was such a beautiful moment. Have a ton of beautiful photos from it. Im so glad I can take my camera out in nature and take photos of things like that. We are lucky to have found this joy. I have no idea what to do with the photos other then to post on social media, but I know this is what I want to do for the rest of my life :)

[@TimvanderLeeuw]

I love the experience, it gives me a great kick. And I enjoy the processing, to bring out more from the images. I also love the result, the images. I put them on my screensaver to see them again and again, enjoy the beauty and relive memories. I started making them into calendars, for myself and my extended family. And I put them on some social media, but sharing is not the reason for taking the images!

[@rlau68]

Thanks Again Kim! Stay in the moment!

[@localitystories]

For me, digital was an incredible release - that I have the equivalent of 42 roles of 36 exposures is a freedom to be explored. Like you, I take comfort & satisfaction from just being able to browse the picture to find something that I can use if the contexxt arises. Just enjoy.

[@jamessalkeld781]

I'm just the same Kim! Photos = memories. I love taking them and occasionally look back on them but not often. I'd rather go out snd take more and enjoy new moments! I love to share them with others too. A really lovely video Kim!

[@regalwalnut]

This is very refreshing take and has helped me put to rest my own mental battle with all my photographs. The camera is a TOOL to connect to nature and/or people. Thx!

[@jackym61]

What to do with my photos has been my dilemma. I do use them on social media but rarely print them out, being very critical of them. I'm constantly deleting because I think what what's the point of keeping so many? I learnt to enjoy the moment and the process during the lockdowns, and I think I took some good images because it, but now the 'muse' as it were has fled. Thank you for covering this subject and for including the poor seabirds, it made me cry, the harm we are doing to the planet. Take care. 🌅

[@jonbradshaw3385]

I the core of it for me is that It feels therapeutic to go out and take the photographs I take. I take some very nice pictures, but have never made money with them. I will print them and hang them in my home for myself, my family and friends to enjoy. At times I have had friends tell me they would like to purchase one from me and I give it to them as a gift, their friendship being Al the payment I require. I love your video Kim, I hope to someday make it to Scotland and take some pictures there!

[@thomasd6592]

I've been photographing, on and off mostly off, for the past 50 years. I've done darkroom printing a bit. Moved to digital about 2012. I made a photo book of my children when they were little and gave each a copy as a gift. When the pandemic hit and we were advised to shelter in place I thought to print and send cards to family and friends as an old fashioned way to connect. Hand written cards are way more personal than texts or tweets. I did that many times and for the last few times I printed and included two postcards, with stamps, so people could reach out to others with a handwritten card.I like that photography gets you out in nature. For me it gets me out, be that nature or the street, but in addition I "discover" things i.e. I'm more aware of what's around me.

[@williamm.3981]

Photography has always been my way to enjoy and to appreciate nature, family and places I’ve been to. I’ve been at this since I was 9 years old, I’m 63 now. I still love it , I do it for enjoyment. I print some,make albums and put them on my walls. Mostly digital and I still shoot some film . Overall I make a lot of photos and store them. 😅📸😊

[@Triplebuc50]

I like the idea of just Creating images for personal enjoyment, maybe others will enjoy them, that is satisfying to feel appreciation for what I have strived to catch that “Special Moment in Time”!!

[@melissa2909]

I have been waiting for your next upload. ❤ Thank you for your lovely words and great video but most importantly thank you for raising awareness of the sadness of bird flu. Thank you for inspiring me EVERY SINGLE DAY!

[@simonwarren36]

I'm very much in agreement with you Kim. I have always enjoyed photography since I started in the late 1950s. (I really do not enjoy time at the PC so I use it for cataloguing and retrieving images but edit as little as possible). There's fun and satisfaction in using a well made precision tool to create something you like. Owning such a camera encourages one to go out and use it, get some exercise and spend time in places you love and can relax in, and add interest to a walk. I quite often meet a dog walker who starts a conversation by asking if I've taken any good shots. I like to say one reason I carry it is because I no longer have a dog, and in many ways the camera does the same job - even including giving you work to do at home. (My apologies for the late comment. I normally watch your videos on a smart TV because of the larger screen, but I can't add comments on it so I've turned the laptop on to send this one).

[@omoriconhonor]

I agreed you are in the true direction, thinking what means taking photos in these days. The huge number of images in where we are sumerge is making a anticlimax because of the saturation that it cause. And the respond for that, is, as you say, live the joie to be catching your feelings in these magic rectangle of the camera...( By the way excuse my bad english....!!)

[@duncanmit5307]

💜👍💜👍💜.....your so right its the experience of getting out and taking photos ...👍💜i have lots of photos but its the taking of the photos my joy ..and learning

[@susanfirth2279]

So hard to see those photo's of the sea birds but I think also a necessary one as this does bring about awareness. I've heard of the bird flu quite a bit lately. So heartbreaking. Not sure what we can do about it but I try to do things that hopefully makes at least some small difference. For example, the little plastic tags that are on packets of bread, I always break them in half. I was happy to find recently that a brand of bread I buy has changed from using these plastic tags and has switched to paper ones. There is something to be said about the "old ways" . As for what I do with my photo's, some I print and frame around my house, I've made calendars for friends and family as gifts but mostly they stay on my hard drive(s) and I go back and visit them from time to time and remember when I took them. I have so many photo boxes filled with prints (pre-digital). Good video Kim.

[@lindakarlin2980]

Thank you so much for your wonderful thoughts. That is my thoughts exactly.

[@berniewhitebrown]

Well said Kim. Thank you for a brilliant thought provoking video. You've got me thinking!

[@tombain5665]

A heartfelt thanks Kim. Your video really resonated. It filled the gaps in my understanding of my photography expectations and experiences. Thank you

[@kimgrantphotography]

Brilliant to hear this Tom. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment

[@brianholland2191]

Hi Kim what was a staight forward question about your images then became a thought provoking video thankfully the powers of the world are getting together to change things but it doesn't hurt to keep awareness going from people like yourself Kim if people had listened 30years ago then maybe that gorgeous sea birds destiny would have been flying through you're sunset giving you a lovely moment with your camera as much as I enjoy seeing the happy enthusiastic Kim I fully understand that you want change for everyone to enjoy as always thank you Kim ♥️

[@RobtJMooreII]

Thanks for this. I take your very salient point that being in the moment is more important than boffo box-office images. Including images of the bird carcasses is also 'being in the moment'. In ways, those photos have more dramatic impact than a lovely Scottish seascape.

[@michaeltorluemke3322]

You asked what I do with my photos. I like to put them on my TV, and old monitor, or one of those electronic picture frames. It lets me display them in the background , without having to concentrate on viewing them, they can bring back memories of people, places, things. I can easily change the theme, the weather, or anything to just change my moods. It helps when I get depressed to just see and remember where I’ve been, what I’ve done, who I’ve met, and what I’ve seen. It helps to give me ideas and want to go out and take more pictures. Nature is one of the best places to go when you feel lost or depressed because it doesn’t care how you feel , it doesn’t demand anything of you, it just lets you be you, and hopes you do the same and let it be what it is. Just the sounds (and many times the quiet), the smells, and the views, can just help you relax and enjoy a little bit of peace in a crazy, chaotic world. You can forget your troubles even if it’s just for a short time.

[@keithratcliffe5576]

Thanks for this video, it did indeed inspire thoughts about my personal purpose in photography. Essentially I take pictures for myself, I share some on social media and occasionally print as gifts or to make note cards for people, but that is all. I agree with your point about the process of creating and connecting with your subject as being the reason to do it, it is my way of engaging with the world around me. However over the last few years I have realised that my photography has fulfilled another purpose and that is to maintain my well-being. I know this is close to your heart and I think you were the first person that I saw on KZbin talking about 'mindfulness'. Over the past two years my sanity has been maintained through going out and taking pictures. Thanks for the vlog.

[@DonJoyce]

What an amazing and inspiring answer, Kim!

[@ChristianLawrence]

Totally agree. A photo is is your journey and memories you make. Mine live on flickr so have an online alum to look back on. Its all about the process of getting out enjoying the process capturing images and editing afterwards as you quite rightly mentioned. Had several birds dying the Isle of wight as well 😢😢

[@MrKreweesti]

Wow so true. Thank you for your words and insights. I’ve subscribed immediately! 👌

[@millardwelch997]

Love the video and I agree with you that photography gets me out so I can enjoy the creativity and nature. What I do with the photos is secondary. I share them with others so they can enjoy the beauty and maybe brighten up their day a little. You really got it right in this video.

[@craigpiferphotography]

Yes, just being out and taking the photos is often reward in itself. I mainly share my photos on Instagram and my Facebook page, and I've recently started my KZbin channel to show the taking of some of the photos. I haven't gotten nearly as philosophical as some KZbinrs, but I'm having fun with my amateur quality videos. I've sold a few photos in the past, and definitely would like to continue to do so as I can. As much as I would like it to be, photography is not my full time job, so I'm not really worried about making money at it. Our photographs represent our connection with the world around us, and therefore represent ourselves. As long as that continues to be the case, what we do with them really doesn't matter.

[@kimgrantphotography]

This is lovely Chris! Thank you very much for sharing your own relationship with photography and your thoughts on this subject. I love that photography is a reflection of us. Keep doing what you're doing. Sounds like you're enjoying it 😃

[@janneroz-photographyonabudget]

I'm glad you answered your question. People ask me this all the time. Mainly stuff either gets stored on hard drives, the dross gets deleted. Lots on social media. Social media can be like showing slides to friends and family many years ago. The difference is they're not a captive market now and choose whether or not they want to view them. Sharing online in different groups and letting other like minded people gauge your work can be very rewarding too.

[@jerryeisner1]

Kim I feel exactly as you do about photography and you expressed your thoughts and feelings about nature and the photographers mind set just beautifully!! I'm a HUGE FAN of you and your work!!

[@dfinlay587]

I share with friends, and fellow photographers. I take them for myself, but do enjoy the sharing of my experiences. Only print a few to hang in my home and my office.

[@katekoebler1505]

I share my pictures on Facebook , on Flickr and with friends. My favorite subjects are my dogs, flowers, butterflies, nature. The few dog shows that I attend each year I enjoy taking pictures of my friends with their dogs in the ring - giving those pictures to them .

[@bigdtf1753]

HI Kim, I recently found your site and am enjoying your channel. You're answer to the question sums up my whole reason for getting into photography in the first place. It is my connection to nature. Each photo reminds me of the journey I was on when I took the photo. It has been an awesome journey! Keep Charging!

[@martynwells5594]

It's the joy and process of taking the photographs and getting an image that I am proud of that really matters. Also looking back at those images on the hard drive and invoking the memories of that time and place. Nice thoughtful vlog Kim.

[@MEIERANDERSEN]

Wou! it is truly a liberating and life-affirming message that makes sense to me. It is so important to be present in the moment and connect with nature. carpe diem! thanks!

[@knutjohnnyandersen3730]

I am so agree with you. For me the main thing are to take the pictures and experience the moment. Have you been in Norway to photograph. You have many very good thoughts about photography. Thank you.

[@paulcox3449]

Totally agree with you Kim, yes it would be nice to have everything in print but very expensive and lots to think about ie paper, ink etc but no it's all about the moment and getting out and enjoying what you do. Glad you did that video and pointed that out .

[@bobmclaughlin4896]

It gets me out and connect with the world and closely appreciate life accomplishments. ...And the later review of the pictures you know that I was out there interacting with the world. ... ✌ Peace .

[@spidersj12]

I take three bracketed sets, mostly to get an HDR composite, I don't usually leave the final image as a surreal saturated image, but my photography is for me no one else. I rarely send them to friends or show them to people. I have no social media footprint with my photography. I've got well over a TB of images. I do it to capture a moment in time, to see what I can do with that image, how I can craft an image into something. Sometimes I capture then capture something really cool. Many times it's just an image. I have plenty of storage space. Many would say, if you're not going to do anything with you photos, that's an expensive hobby to do nothing with them, let alone try and get some monetary recompense for the investment in the camera gear, the computer gear, the storage system, and software. Sure, but it keeps my mind occupied, technically and creatively, learning new technics for editing, new thoughts on composition, gets me out of the house, at least sometimes, though I admit there's an awful lot of photos from bedroom windows with powerlines in them. Many would say that the power lines are a distraction, clone them out or use software designed to remove power lines, to get rid of them. Yes I could do that but they are apart of the actual scene, as taken. If you want a high enough vantage point sometimes you have to take it in locations that can't avoid certain things. Especially if it's -40°C and I ask myself how much do I want to go outside and bundle up vs. take a photo from inside the house where it's warm and toasty. As I said my photography is for me, no one else so it doesn't matter if anything comes from it, or why I've decided to do anything or nothing with them. Doing photography, in my opinion for others approval, is like going down an rabbit hole you'll never get out of always chasing approval, money, a following, whatever it is, it won't stop. No one has to agree with me, as far as I'm concerned it's the smallest 🎻 in the world.

[@jimboston2733]

Well done. For me, I create albums on my cloud drive for everything I shoot and give access to my family and friends to enjoy. Very seldom do I print an image. The process of creating the image is most gratifying. Keep up the great work Kim.

[@johnk.4310]

Kim. I love your photographic philosophy. I am in total agreement.🌹❤️