Week 1: Self-Portrait -Take a picture who tells us who you are without actually showing your face.


This photo is the first in the 52-week challenge. It's a "self-portrait" in the aspects that it does not include me, but tells a lot about who I am through my environment on what I do. I am a teacher, a photographer, a Mac user, and a computer geek. 

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