self-fulfilling prophecy?
This is the first photo that I took of a vanity plate. I remember it vividly: It was January 4th, 2007; it was a rainy day… and that’s all I remember since that’s all the information that is stored along with the file. Really, I don’t remember anything about it. I don’t even remember which camera I took the picture with.
But this photo woke something deep inside me. A sleeping beast that yearned to capture the vanity of others, so brazenly displayed on the license plates of their cars, through photographs had been roused. This beast has since laid claim to hundreds of vanity plates.
This interest of mine has confused many. People don’t understand. Why would anyone want to take photographs of all of the vanity plates? I admit, there have been times when I’m ashamed. I try to hide it. But it always comes out eventually. They catch me staring, notice me trying to discreetly take a photo of, what to them is just a car, but to me is so much more. Thankfully my friends are very understanding and they accept me for who I am. We all have our quirks, and this one is mine.
Hopefully you’ll enjoy it as much as I do.
