When do you know the photography bug has bitten? Is it a definite moment, or does it happen gradually? I think it is a gradual progression. I can’t think of a definitive moment when I have thought “yes, I have the bug”.

Is it when you climb out of bed to take shots of a lightning show?

Five years ago, if you had told me that by mid 2009 I would own thousands and thousands of dollars of photography equipment, I would have probably laughed. But now I do, and think nothing of it.

Is it getting up early for a dawn shot?

I take a yearly road trip to places I have never been before, purely to take photos of new places. If I had the money I would travel overseas for the same reason.

Is it waiting hours to get a shot?

When do you know you have been bitten by the photography bug?