The idea of Alithea Inc came from a need for me to create an outlet to express my passion for the world. I wanted it to also be a way for people to discuses issues from all around the world with the hope that I can create change and educate others and myself. The reason I chose photography is because it has been one of those “back burner” hobbies for many years. As I have grown older, my life has taken many new twists and turns, some bad and some more wonderful then I can ever describe, and I have realized I needed to revaluate whom I was and who I will be.
What better way to rediscover your self then returning to a hobby that has always been there and trying it out again?
The decision to pick up a camera and invest my life in it came from two distinctive moments in my life. The first was a wonderful gift from a brother-in-law of his old Nikon. I had not picked up a camera since High School and when I began to play with this Nikon I remembered the joy and satisfaction I received from the clicking sound as the shutter closed and opened.
The second moment occurred while I was watching the tv show Bones that follows four researchers from the Smithsonian and a FBI agent as they solve mysterious murders. Watching the characters in their fictional lives where the spent every moment in their jobs I realized I wanted that. Now I understood that the show was fictional and Forensic Anthropologists probably do not have as much fun as the lab rats in the ‘Bones’ series do. However, I wanted the feeling of being truly excited about my job and desired that adrenalin rush you receive when working all night on something that is so important to you. I was spending so much of my life wanting to be away from work that I was left constantly with a bad taste in my mouth.
This is when the dreaming began… over the next year I would sit with my boyfriend and dream up ways that I could find a ‘career’ to follow. My ‘next step’ in life would change literally every week. One week I wanted to travel all over the world for a year discovering different cultures and immersing myself, the next I wanted to study business so I could open a green flower shop and yet still I wanted to go to school and get my doctorate in… well something. Some of these ideas I followed through partly and had fun pursuing them but they still left me confused and slightly empty.
That is when it happened… one night I was sitting on my bedroom floor complaining to my boyfriend yet again how I felt lost and confused about what to do in life. Then an idea formed, very small at first, but it grew. Why don’t I use photography to pursue a career! We then proceeded to dream many dreams and talk about all of the wonderful things I could do with photography.
Over the next few month’s ideas swelled up and fumbled around until I came up with the idea of starting a company called Alithea Inc. There were two major reasons for creating a company that did not have my name. First, I was and still am to an extent very unsure of my ability as a photographer so I needed to hide behind something. Second it just sounds cool!
So the long and the short of it is my company, Alithea Inc. means “truth” in ancient Greek. It seeks truth, knowledge and understanding through photography by attempting to capture people, animals or objects in moments where they reveal their true nature, purpose or ability. I hope to gain a glimpse into a greater understanding of what it means to be on this planet.
There you have it. I am taking on a new challenge that may succeed or it may not. But, hopefully you can follow my journey through this blog and find some sort of enjoyment out of it
