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[2003-12-17 12:33:35 +0000 UTC]
"Echoing all around the world..."
(Sweden)
# Statistics
Favourites: 9; Deviations: 0; Watchers: 17
Watching: 30; Pageviews: 2691; Comments Made: 140; Friends: 30
# Interests
Favorite movies: LOTR - The Trilogy# About me
Current Residence: HortlaxPersonal Quote: "Censeo Ergo Sum"
# Comments
Comments: 66
I hate leaving generic messages on user pages, but it’s a hard habit to break – and since I’m writing to so many people there really is no other way to go about it. Sorry if this all seems redundant, I’ll do my best to make this letter as warm and personal as possible.
The year is drawing to a close; so much has happened over the past twelve months in my life, and in some respects I’m still trying to make sense of it all! DeviantArt has played a major part in my life over the past year – it has shaped me as a person more than University ever has – and I have all of you to thank for that.
During high school my father handed me a leather bag – I didn’t know what the contents were. When I opened it up I found to my delight an old Pentax 35mm with an assortment of lenses. I was thrilled. I had never tried my hand at photography before but immediately went out to the nearest store, picked up some film and joined the school newspaper. A week later I got my first rolls of film back – all underexposed and ruined. I had failed miserably and put the camera away in my closet.
In early 2003 I took a trip to Quebec City for the Winter Carnival – and I took the camera with me. In April of that year a good friend from High School introduced me to DeviantArt. I submitted some of my photos from the trip (that were not underexposed – hurrah!) and a handful of pencil drawings of Totoro. It didn’t take long for me to become hooked and soon I was taking pictures again and learning from other photographers. That summer I bought my first digital camera, and I haven’t looked back since.
As of this moment I have been taking on small commercial jobs, doing commission work and creating a portfolio that I will take to local galleries in early 2005. I have started to sell prints both online and offline, and I have started to think of photography as a serious profession down the road. Perhaps it will be as a photojournalist, perhaps as a researcher – maybe simply as an artist trying to capture the beauty around me. In the course of just over a year photography has become my one true passion – I can’t put the camera down, and I can’t stop flipping through books, magazine articles, collections etc. It truly is addictive, and it changes the way I view the world around me.
I owe this tremendous change in my life to all of you. Since the very beginning you guys have been incredibly supportive, and incredibly inspirational. The amount of constructive feedback that I have received is overwhelming to say the very least. The other rich aspect of this community is the ability to see what others see – I have enjoyed viewing your work since joining – there have been some very moving / thought provoking / gorgeous imagery produced. This artistic community is a blessing for those starting out as an artist, or for those who simply want to share or observe work.
I don’t want this community experience to end anytime soon – I hope to remain an active member of the site and play as much of a part in your lives as you have played in mine. Sometimes I do get busy with school etc, but don’t ever feel that I’m ignoring you! Leave a message; kick me from time to time (even a slap to the face will do). I say this from time to time, but I’ll say it again here – if you ever want feedback on your work just let me know – I really don’t mind stopping by to comment / offer input! It is always nice to see what other people are using their imagination and creativity to produce.
Regardless of what your background is, I hope that you find the time over the next couple of weeks to relax and sneak away from the hectic pace of life - enjoy the company of family & friends! All the best to you in 2005
Cheers,
Evan
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What kind of coment was that??? Are you on dope???? Stealer???? Of what???? ....
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hm. illa. så kände jag för ett foto också, fast. äh. mitt suger, mitt nyaste då.
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hey bro, thx for your kind comment - really appreciated!!!
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*SPLAT!* You've been hit by a snowball!! This is the beginning of the 2003 - 2004 deviantart snowball fight!!! Choose three of your friends.... and hit them with some snowballs!! (to do that, just copy paste this message to their account) The only rule is, you can't hit me back!! Bwah ha ha ha ha!!! Good luck, and try not to get hit!!
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Man I'm a noob - I feel stupid now! Just realized who this is
Devwatch right back at ya!
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Hello!
My apologies for the late reply, usually I'm on top of my messages and respond within the day! I'm away on holidays right now and the only computer at my disposal has a dial up connection - SLOW.
I wanted to extend my thanks for the devwatch addition - I'm glad you stopped by and took the time out to view my work. I am honoured over the devwatch - it is much appreciated!
Off to view your gallery~
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You have one jätte KIVA (as we say in Finland x) ) gallery here. I think I'm going to stalk you, your pics are amazing and I'd like to see more.
Hälsningar, ~Taztooed
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du är för snäll med dina fav's mannen.
hehe. tack för kommentaterna och dem iaf!
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hey thx, glad you like it 
maybe in the next time.. need inspiration
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i´ve added you to my greatest artists list in my journal
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thanks for the comment on Carousel
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Erm, I'll just check what it was taken with...
Yes, it was one of the A70 ones. One of the many
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hey man, thank you so much for the watch, I'll do my best to make that decision the right one
T.
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Fint att du är här med. Jag skall höra av mig till dig snart med (förslag om samarbete) .
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Hoppas du får en fungerande kamera snart, väntar ivrigt på nya bilder!
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BTW... ha du sett RotK? Ja tyckt den va bra... i all fall bättre än tvåan... men bö ckerna e ändå bäst
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Thank you for the comment
Wachting you again... 
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