Through Alex's Eyes...

This past weekend I spent some time up in the backwoods of Colville, WA with a dear friend of mine. We stayed out at her family's cabin, with her extended family; parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles, and the sweetest 3yr old nephew, Alex. This post is about him.

I instantly fell in love with Alex, and while we all played cars and trucks with him, he immediately took a liking to my small point and shoot camera. I saw an artist in the making, and showed him how to use the device.

I observed as he played around with the camera, and started taking photos from his point of view. Most of them were close ups, pictures of his feet, and toys with strange angles and no second thoughts. It was pure experimentation.

We can learn a lot from children and their untainted, non-judgmental eyes. I loved the raw and unplanned photographs he took and I want to share them with you today. The first is a photo I took of precious Alex, and I chose several of my favorite photos that he created: