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Recently, my buddy Mike Self and I were at my house, working to get my Nissan ready to take to a show when we got on the subject of taking photos for magazines. Today, there are so many different publications for one to read, people from all over the world have the opportunity to keep up with the scene on a monthly basis. There is a vast selection of print magazines and the choice of online magazines seems to grow each and every year. As we talked about the different photographers that we both know, I started to think about what StreetSourceMag means to me, and why I do this. It took me back to when I was just a teenager.Back in the day, I still remember how much it meant to me to go to my local super market and pick up the latest issues of all the different truck magazines, just to see the new rides that were debuting at every show. As I flipped through the pages, I would look long and hard at the features, checking out every detail of someone's ride that I knew I would never have the chance to see in person. After all, I was fifteen years old. The idea of hopping on a plane, flying two thousand miles across the country, and actually seeing the ride for myself was unimaginable. Who would have thought that twelve years later I would be doing exactly what I never thought I would as a teenager? What is the point of this exactly? The point that I'm trying to make is simple. There are those out there that are too young, in the wrong place or simply just do not have the means to get out there and see the things that I'm fortunate enough to see on a weekly basis. Knowing that something as simple as snapping a few photos of a vehicle that I may see ten times a year can brighten someone's day makes the job well worth it to me. Knowing that someone sits on the other end of their computer with a smile or a look of intrigue simply because I took the time to press a button is the juice that keeps me going back for more. If you have a camera and you take photos of your favorite subjects, please take the time to share them with others out there. Whether it be photographs of mountains, birds or minitrucks, someone out there is more than willing to view the things that you photograph - the things that they themselves do not have the same chance of seeing. There are a number of free websites out there that will allow you to post them online.
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Maybe you can make someone on the other end of a computer smile, and possibly brighten his or her day. Bobby StewartBobby@StreetSourceMag.com
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