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Follow @team for weekly art tips and monthly challenges from artists you love! This Thursday we're featuring the stunning photography of @da-phil along with an exclusive interview from him! And don't forget, we also feature his photography and answers on our official Facebook page. You label yourself as a hobby photographer. When did you get started, and have you ever considered making it a career? I picked up casual photography in the very early days of digital photography around 2003. When I bought my first DSLR camera (Olympus E-520) in 2008 while studying abroad in Northern Ireland, I started to get more serious and passionate about photography. I made it a habit to take my camera along for walks to the sea, which was always special for me after growing up so far away from any ocean. Photography has always been relaxing and a means to express myself in a very personal way, a perfect counterbalance to my daytime jobs in the robotics and software engineering domains. I