I live in Auckland New Zealand.I have been taking photos since film camera days.About three years ago I decided to swap the DSLR for a decent phone camera to create digital art with and have never looked back.This puppy is cheaper,more portable and you can be an idiot like me and still capture reasonable images.Then anyone with a laptop or pc, some GIMP magic, plus a bag full of a few other secret and not so secret tricks, can create digital art from the image manipulations and that is what I love about it. I bribed a friend who contributes art and poetry to this site with free coffees to get me up and running,and now I'm ready to look,learn,admire and hopefully contribute!