“Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.” – Philip James Bailey
There is a phrase we need to take out of our culture’s ideals and vocabulary. The phrase is “you need to earn someone’s respect.” As a culture I believe we are disrespectful as a whole to one another. We believe that someone has to earn our respect before we give it. They earn it by proving they are good at what they do. Alternatively, they convince you they are good at what they do. Truth is, that’s not how respect should work. You respect people because of the position they are in. For example, you respect your parents because they are your parents. You respect teachers, law enforcement, and political leaders. We have disagreements with them, but that doesn’t mean we don’t respect them. We have all had moments with leaders who are over us in our lives who have let us down. That doesn’t mean we disrespect any person with authority in our lives. We have to model this for the younger generation. They are counting on us to show them the way.
There is a positive to following different people on social media. I try to follow different types of people in order to broaden my understanding of the human race. It helps me understand people more and see things from a different perspective. One thing I have found an interest in lately is street photography. I would never have thought that I would enjoy it. When I first started doing photography, I was primarily just into landscape photography. But now, I’ve seen other photographers’ photos online, and it has inspired me to try something different. For the last few weeks now, I have been hanging out at some different spots around Charlotte and capture moments. I’ve been using my DSLR and my GoPro. These are photos I captured on my GoPro. I took them a few weeks ago while riding my bike on the Rail Trail in the Southend Neighborhood.
Here is a video from the same bike ride.
Through Griffin's Lens 
I really enjoyed reading this post. I also really like street photography. But I always struggle to use my camera in the street. I’m afraid if people get uncomfortable. Or I sometimes I feel like I don’t have the courage to actually use my camera. Did you felt this way?
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I use my larger lens to feel a little more brave, and I try to be as sneaky about it as possible. It’s been a lot of trail and error. It’s easier for me if I have good spot to sit in that’s out of the way.
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