SAMGABELL SHOOTS is the online portfolio and personal web log of amateur photographer Sam Gabell. Though he is quietly attempting to change the amateur part.
Sam currently resides in Perth, Western Australia but he is just as likely to be found elsewhere in the world, frantically checking his pockets for that lens cap he swore he was holding just a second ago.
In a previous life Sam was a mildly successful Software Engineer but gave up his career in order to start living his dream of traveling the globe with a camera in hand. During his travels Sam has experienced more then fifty cities in over a dozen countries around the globe, mostly through the viewfinder on his entry level Nikon DSLR and single lens setup. Incidentally if your into random acts of extreme kindness and have the urge to buy Sam some new equipment, he says a Leica X1 wouldn’t go unappreciated, then please feel free to get in contact with him.
Despite the evidence to the contrary, Sam resists the urge to label himself a travel photographer as he believes labels belong on jam jars, and besides, he genuinely enjoys shooting any subject matter, in any context. His insatiable thirst for knowledge and experience often lead him to experiment with different photographic techniques and he always relishes the chance to interact with the world around him in new and exciting ways.
Sam’s expression contorts into that of painful discomfort when asked to define his motivation for photography. He realises that statements such as ‘capture the moment’ and ‘find the truth’ are far too cliche to be used with a straight face and quickly retaliates by asking you what your motivation for breathing is.
He reminds you that it was a rhetorical question, and urges you to stop thinking about it.
Instead he suggests you to abstain from asking why people do things and just learn to enjoy the fruits of their creative labour. He also reminds you that should you wish to purchase some of his fruits you can find a selection available for printing through his deviantART account.
The simply truth is Sam Gabell breathes, and Sam Gabell shoots.
