Earlier this week I was at WPPI Convention in Las Vegas. This is one of the worlds largest Portrait and Wedding Photographers conventions, featuring many classes offered from world reknown celebrity photographers and one of the largest photography vendor trade shows. There were over 12,000 photographers that week, it was crazy to say the least. Lines for the classes were insane, seeming to stretch for miles. Most of the popular classes had to turn away people simply because of there were not enough room and also for fire safety regulations.
For the 2 1/2 days that I was there, I would wake up at 6 am in the morning rushing to wait in line for the 8 am classes. Now I am not a morning person plus I simply am not one of those people that can sleep in a bed that’s not mine. Can you say excruciating insomnia?! And I really missed my kids.
But you know what? I would do it again ten folds if I could hear Jesh de Rox speak again.
If you don’t know who Jesh De Rox is, please go visit his site and blog and you’ll understand why.
I have NEVER…. never been so profoundly touched, enlightened and inspired by anyone such as him. This class is not about technique or marketing but simply to the core of what photography is about: making people feel. Whether it’s love, passion, sadness, loneliess…..it speaks to all of us. The many facets of life captured.
The whole audience of close to 1000 people were moved to tears. Moved…to…Tears. Yes even the men there. I was crying my eyes out throughout the presentation. You just can’t help to feel the depth of his passion piercing into your soul. And he is outrageously funny too! I came out of that room forever changed.
Jesh played his own moving song during the slideshow towards the end of the presentation. Standing Ovation from everyone.
Thank you Jesh De Rox for making me see more. You were the highlight of WPPI, much blessings to you.
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