I’ve always wanted to be more artsy than I actually was. I was never the kind of kid who spent recess drawing or painting—I was more focused on running around and being outside. That started to bother me as I approached my 30s. You could say I had a quarter‑life crisis when I took stock of my life and realized it leaned heavily toward the “active” or “athletic.” There’s nothing wrong with that, but I felt like something was missing and I wasn’t able to fully express myself.
2025 was a turning point: I planned a wedding and spent the year traveling to places like Bermuda, Hawaii, Iceland, and Costa Rica. Travel gave me the chance to reassess my artsy side, and I decided to try photography. It’s easy to fall in love with photography when you’re seeing breathtaking landscapes and exotic animals — the subjects are endless.
How does a blog/website fit into this?
How does a blog fit into this? Photography gave me photos and stories, but not a place to share them. My social media skills are lacking (see below), and I don’t have the wall space to print everything. Photoblogging — or writing, whatever you want to call it — gives me the freedom to flex my writing muscles in a medium that might never be widely seen and doesn’t rely heavily on dopamine levels to determine value.
Welcome!
If you are one of the few who finds this blog and enjoys the content I wanted to express my gratitude. It’s great to have someone positively impacted by my work so thank you and welcome to my very poorly named blog: CodyRichardPortfolio (I already owned the domain so you take what you can).
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