A lovely email came by me the other day from Ike Bahadourian, a Los Angeles student/resident. What came with the email was a set of lovely artistic photographs that capture the memories of everyday life and a nice conversation about his reason for taking photos. Check it out after the jump:

I was born, studied and still live in Los Angeles. I studied architecture and that is what I work in now, specifically residential architecture, but all the work I do on the side is either in furniture or photography. Its difficult to commit to one aspect of creation once you’re a designer. I do graphics too.

Theres a control over memory that comes with photography that I
admire. I take photos not for the aesthetic appeal as much as I do to remember things or capture ideas that are with me the day I’m walking around with my camera.
The fact that I’ve studied design and can compose things is just a plus.
I actually suspect that shooting street photography like I do is a benefit of having studied architecture, since street photography and candids are about anticipating the composition three-dimensionally.

I shoot film exclusively because I think the scrutiny i put myself under when I have four or two shots left has me always waiting for something better, and makes me love the shot some more. Looking down to see I have one left is gratifying, as it usually leads to one of the best shots from my roll.
Where as shooting with digital I would feel like a whore, taking seven shots of something beautiful to later sit at the computer, going back and forth wondering who to love.