Journey of a photographer

I try to post about once a month. However, I don't have topics already written for the next six months. That's why I don't post often. I will only post when I have something to say that is important to me. Posts have photos (unseen before or not) and quotes (because I love quotes). Some posts will be joyful and some won't. It will be RAW (pun intended), no filter will be used! This is my journey as a photographer trying to build his dream. Thank you for taking 2 minutes of your time to read my posts. It means a lot more to me than you can imagine!

Apr 5
2 min

Good Enough

As I'm posting my daily shot on Facebook this morning, I got an interesting email. I'll copy the first paragraph below: "Thank you for applying to the Louisville Art Association 28th National Photography Show to be held May 27 through June 5, 2022. We received 451 applications from a very competitive field of artists and are pleased to announce that our judge has CHOSEN ONE OR MORE of your images listed in this email for entry into the show – an impressive achievement as onl

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Christophe Hanckowiak

Jan 12
2 min

My Lens My Shot

At first I was going to write a blog about my 2021 achievements. But 2021 is behind. It was a great year. My family and I accomplished a lot. I do believe it is important to look in the rearview mirror but at this moment, what's in front of me (us) interests me more. A lot more! I might do this blog later on but that's not what I want to talk about today. For weeks, my wife and I have been searching for a catchy "phrase" to be on shirts, bags and alike. RAW FOCUS, BE F

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Christophe Hanckowiak

Dec 9, 2021
1 min

It's about People!

Photography is not only about taking beautiful images. Photography is about emotions. Make your viewer feel the image and you'll most likely have a successful shot. I've given (and received) more hugs than I can count. I've had long chats on Messenger with people, not always about photography, that I have yet to meet thanks to my photography. People have told me that they looked at one of my photograph for several minutes. I've had people thanking me for a photograph I took

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Christophe Hanckowiak

Nov 7, 2021
2 min

I hate Photoshop!

I don’t use the word hate a lot. Ever actually. I think that it is such a strong word that it’s got to be used very carefully. But today I did. I hate photoshop. My passion is photography not software made up photos. Let me explain: I work hard to create the shots I display and/or sell. I get up regularly at 4.30 am to take photos, I spend hours in locations for (hopefully) one shot that will make it to my portfolio. And I do this no matter what – cold, hot, rainy, sto

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Christophe Hanckowiak

Oct 11, 2021
2 min

I can't draw!

If I had one talent that I wish I had, it would be pencil drawing. See, I can't draw a portrait or even a nice landscape. Now, let's say I can color within the lines but I am totally unable to take a pencil and create art with it. Just a few days ago, I saw on Facebook a realistic drawing. The artist had created an image (a face of an old man to be exact) that looked more realistic than a photo. Just by using a pencil. I think she (he? don't remember) said it took over 2

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Christophe Hanckowiak

Sep 21, 2021
1 min

Dad inspires me!

As a little boy, I used to take my calculator to see how old I would be on 01.01.2000. Looking at the calculator it felt like I had an eternity in front of me. 2021 ... where did that eternity go? “Don’t wait for a vacation to enjoy life. Start to enjoy it now, today, wherever you are.” - Debasish Mridha I can't know with certainty what is ahead but I sure know that I will try to make it impactful. As I said before, the day I decided to start CHRISTOPHE PHOTOGRAPHY, and follo

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Christophe Hanckowiak

Sep 12, 2021
2 min

The Journey has begun

As a little boy I had a dream to own my business. So, when the opportunity presented itself, I created ANCOVIAC GROUP, an IT online training and coaching company. But I never really enjoyed it. It felt like … work. Actually, work was better. Wait, what!? BENJAMIN D. - September 8th 2021 f/3.5 - 147 sec. - ISO 100 Yes, I was getting paid doing something I liked, and I was good at it. So why did ANCOVIAC GROUP feel like a chore. Isn’t that what I like doing? Wasn’t that a drea

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