I mainly take pictures as bookmarks in life. Chasing prettier pictures goes hand in hand with a prettier life.
Through Wikimedia Commons I have greatly improved the quality of my work.
There is much motivation in publishing my pictures for others to use rather than letting them sit in one's hard drives, and to illustrate and beautify Wikipedia articles. I also get to learn about what caught my atention when it comes time to describe and categorize the pictures in order to fulfill Wikimedia Common's educational scope.
My technical skills mainly stem from the hugely helpful community at Commons:Quality images candidates (and to some extent Commons:Featured picture candidates). There one can post pictures for community assessment, where constructive criticism is freely given, and in turn ends up having to assess others' work.
I very much enjoy outdoor adventures, studying computer vision, Larry the cat, most things related to open-source and technology, and many things such as life.
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