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Did you always know you wanted to be a creative and a photographer?

NATE: Yeah. I went back and forth for a long time, but when I was a little kid, I wanted to be an artist. When I was four or five, six years old, I always told people I wanted to be an artist when I grew up, but then I wanted to be a firefighter. I eventually came back to art. I started taking photographs when I was probably about 12 or 13, and from there I just had a little point and shoot that I used to take pictures of my friends and family. I was lucky to go to a high school where we had a darkroom and film processing equipment…

Did you always know you wanted to be a creative and a photographer?

ALEXANDER: Not really. I think it was more so when I started secondary school, which is high school over in the States. With all the subjects that a student normally gets involved with, like math, science, english, and all the other subjects, Art was the one subject that really stood out for me. It was something I enjoyed doing. I felt it was not having to have so much pressure on what you make. That was what I remember really drew me to being into art more when I was younger…

Did you always know you wanted to be a creative and a photographer?

PHILLIP: Honestly, I knew I was an artist as early as I can remember. I’ve moved through different mediums of creative expression though. There’s a photo of me at about four years old playing a toy snare drum. I still have a passion for music, but that’s where this all started…

Did you always know you wanted to be a creative and a photographer?

SHERIE: Well, first of all, I didn’t know this was a career option when I was younger. I’ve always been the creative child playing around with crayons and all that. I wasn’t really much of an outdoor person. Throughout high school, I was super involved in extracurricular activities like music festivals, drama festivals, all the arts stuff. So, in terms of knowing if I was interested in the arts, yes. Honestly I didn’t know this whole field of photography was a career path until I got to university. That’s when I actually knew…

Did you always know you wanted to be a creative and a photographer?

MUMBI: Not a photographer, but I think I always wanted to be a creative. In school I played the flute and I took art classes, but I didn’t have the patience or maybe the people to help me through it. I really feel like I could’ve been a great artist. When I went to college I wanted to do art, music and dance. Those were my three things. My father told me that he’s not wasting his money on no “fru fru” things. I needed to get a job. You know, it’s very strange that he did that because my father kind of had this idea that women were wives, like we didn’t need a career, but still at the same time, he wouldn’t let me do what I wanted to do. I finished college, I struggled with depression the whole time now that I look back on it, and then I lived in the US for a while, just doing odd jobs, not anything serious…