My photography journey

I have always been fascinated by photography, loved watching old slide films from my parents' youth as well as revisiting old photo albums from family trips. My active journey with photography started back in 2010 after graduating from university when I spent one of my first real paychecks on then brand new Canon 550D (T2i) and the classic Canon EF 50/1.8. Walked around Warsaw playing with cityscapes, mostly architecture and local parks, edited raws in Apple Aperture on my first MacBook. Had no idea what my style was yet. Experimented with color, black and white, swung between heavy contrast and washed-out pastels depending on what I'd seen on sites like Flickr that week. Even tried dabbling in street photography but I was way too timid to actually get close to people. Most of those frames were shot from across the street with the 50mm cropped in.Couple years later we moved to Portland, OR with just two suitcases. Sold the camera before the move - one less thing to pack. Eventually I…