Hello,
I've lived in Iowa for the last 25 years but I am from England and Canada (a parent from each).
I inherited my Dad's Pentax ME Super in the 1980s and shot film for a while before I gave up photography.
I got my first digital camera in 2003 and my first DSLR in 2007, a Pentax K10D. A Kr followed that and about a year ago I got a K70 which I love. so much so, that I got one for my 21 year old son as well.
I hardly leave Iowa or my surrounding area. I like to photograph small town Iowa and rural Iowa so people have a feeling for life here and see the beauty in it that I see. There is a lot of decay and abandonment in some small towns, a reality of young people living rural areas. Abandoned Iowa is one of favorite themes.
For most of the last decade I shot with a Pentax 16-50. After a lull in photography I decided I wanted to start smaller and got a 40mm XS with my K70. I love that lens but found it a bit long so a couple of weeks ago I got a near mint condition 35 F2.0 off ebay for $180. I love this lens and plan only to shoot with it. It's a conscious choice to develop a photographic style and not have heavy kit.
I want to improve and learn more. I watch Youtube channels that focus on the creative process of photography like The Photographic Eye, The Art of Photography, Sean Tucker, and others. I take a few classes on Skillshare.com
Thanks to you all for keeping Pentax alive!
P.S. I have some recent work on Instagram
Guy Harvey (@blisswithguy) ? Instagram photos and videos