I’m currently going through thousands of pictures that I took in South America, and it’s proving to be a pretty daunting task. So for now I’m trying to primarily showcase my photography through Instagram. There are some recurring hashtags I use, and three in particular come from a quote attributed to one incredible man:

”Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade wins in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain

I might order them differently, but I believe these three words can serve as a compass from which to orient oneself. As far as we know, this is our one life, our one opportunity. It’s reckless to not seek adventure. I try to convey some of that in my photography, and I think little can be said against such a worldview. Live and let live.