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Tim Guerrero
@photosbytimg
Landscape photographer based in the United States
Although I am now based in Los Angeles, I spent the early days of my childhood living in the Philippines; while growing up my parents taught me to study hard so I could have a good paying career, travel and see the world. And that’s what I did. I have been working as an auditor in Public accounting for 4 years, I was making 70+ hour work weeks and weekends during the high season – which meant 4 to 5 consecutive months. It was hard work, but I was grateful for the career-advancing experience and for the generous holiday benefits that allowed me to travel during the off-season; I was able to check off quite some destinations from my bucket list. However, working in that rhythm wasn’t sustainable. It was so stressful and unhealthy.
"Ultimately, my audit experience reminded me that there are more important things in life - faith, family, friends, spending time doing other activities…"
Working so many hours in public accounting really inspired me to do things that make me happy such as traveling. Travel has been a great way for me to recover physically, mentally and emotionally from those consecutive months of non stop working.
"I am happy my mom instilled within me the love for traveling and appreciating the world in all its greatness."
She herself also loved to take photos and capturing important milestones and events in our lives. As soon as I got my first point and shoot camera at the age of 15, I picked up her love for photography and brought it to another level. I quickly gained confidence about my composition skills as I had a pretty good eye for what makes a great photo. About the age of 20, I purchased my first DSLR but I was not so comfortable shooting in manual mode – playing with different apertures and shutter speed was very challenging. It got frustrated to the point where I would just use my mobile phone to take the shot. Though I couldn’t really accept that.
The desire to manage the DSLR was bigger than my frustration and I was sure I would be able to achieve something really nice once I would learn how to use the camera. So I began taking the time to understand the different settings and also learning about the effects and advantages of using different lenses. Once I had gotten a better understanding, applying what I’ve learned with lots of practice and trial and error helped me gain more confidence and comfort in my photography. Over time, shooting manual was the only way to go.
Besides venturing out after working hours, I would also consume a lot of travel content to find inspiration on new destinations to visit and to take photos. I love visiting national parks; among the ones I visited, Banff National Park (and its surrounding parks – Yoho National Park and Jasper National Park) in the Canadian Rockies is the most impressive national park that I’ve seen so far. The mountains, the still-reflecting, Gatorade blue colored lakes surrounded with so much greenery (or snow) will leave you truly in awe. Although it has grown in popularity in recent years thanks to social media, I could never get tired of that place.
I enjoy both domestic and international trips, especially because every place is unique and each place in every season showcases the beauty and diversity of our planet. Experiencing nature is the best form of rest and relaxation; we are called to do our part to take care of our fragile ecosystem so it can continue to exist. Nature doesn’t care about borders and neither should we as humans. My trips to Europe and New Zealand have taught me that we, as people, have so much in common even though we come from different places and have various backgrounds. As a teenager, I joined a couple missions/projects to my homeland in the Philippines. We went to the province where life was slow and simple. There I was reminded that we don’t need to have everything to be happy in life. The people I met didn’t have the same luxury as many of us have in the United States, yet they live a happy life and are content with what they have. Our possessions and economic power may influence how we act and what we superficially want, but in its core, we share so many common needs, feelings and desires.
"It’s all about appreciating what you have now while striving to be the best version of yourself."
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