Today we’d like to introduce you to Sabastian McCann.
Hi Sabastian, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I have kind of always taken pictures of important events or if I hadn’t seen a friend for a long time, but I only recently got serious about it around 8-9 months ago after the persistent encouragement of my friends and family. I had only ever used a cellphone camera which is very limited compared to a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera, but I didn’t know how to use one. So I went to a pawnshop and bought my very first Nikon D3400 DSLR camera with two lenses, hopped on YouTube and taught myself. I, however, have a mental disability that makes life difficult for me, I live with and take care of my physically disabled mother, if it wasn’t for my Mother and other’s believing in me I never would have gotten this far. The reason I take pictures is I believe a moment can last a lifetime with just a simple picture, imagine being 90 and you still have a picture of one of your favorite childhood memories and there you see your dog or cat you haven’t thought about in years and you’re flooded with emotions! I believe pictures should be cherished because they are more important than you think. I carry my camera literally everywhere I go because “Nature happens” and well I live in Hurricane Utah which is “The gateway to the parks.”
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Being mentally disabled has had a huge impact on my ability to even function on a normal level as the majority of the population of the world, I have an incredibly intelligent mind but lack the capacity or capability to do what normal people do. Also being on disability means I am not very wealthy and can’t afford the newest camera or lens, the one I use was manufactured back in 2016 and camera’s have advanced much further since then.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
I love photography and I guess I always have, I do landscape, wildlife and macro photography. I am most proud of what I have been able to prove to myself and others, I would like to be known for making advanced miniature scenes. I guess being mentally disabled is what sets me apart from others.
If we knew you growing up, how would we have described you?
I was in and out of mental institutions, diagnosed with every disorder out there, I was shy, introverted, and quiet but that is because we didn’t realize my disability at that point. I was bullied relentlessly to the point I tuned out the entire world and gave up but it was because of my Mother, Father, friends, and family that I even came out of it.
Contact Info:
- Email: saby1995@Gmail.com
- Website: https://sabmurai.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabmurai/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sabmurai
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sabmurai95
- All Socials: https://linkr.bio/Sabmurai
Image Credits
Joanna White
