Are you still a photographer when your kids grow up?

As time passes, the photographer becomes the camera enthusiasts, who becomes the camera collector. It's the nature of how things progress.
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[@jambambadamba]

congrats on 1k!

[@markgoostree6334]

good thoughts on this photo path we move along on. I bought my first SLR in '71... as you said, just after I got a decent job. Sheila and I married in '72. Kids came in '75 and '77. I do not think my F-150 could haul off my collection of photo paper ( and slides ). My wife and I both enjoyed the camera in spite of the kids growing up and we processed / printed hundreds of rolls of film. Though I have slowed down somewhat I'm still shooting some frames every week. Cool that you've found your photo interest again, Good call on that curio cabinet. So, I am 74 now. I've collected a camera or two and really, I need look for something like that. Nice line up of camera cousins.

[@HR-wd6cw]

I've heard many people say "you're a photographer for as long as you a hold a camera [in your hand]" meaning until you put the camera down (ie. stop taking pictures) you're a photographer. Now obviously this is very generic, and we could delve further into whether one is a "good" or "not-so-good" photographer but I think on the surface, the statement is mostly true. However, if one just collects gear, but never uses it, then I'd probably classify them more as just a collector than a photogrpaher (I know some people who are like this, but they aren't really photographers in general -- and they'll admit this -- they are more into antiques than photography, some might do it here and there, but those, I'm not sure I'd necessarily call them a photographer. I think a photographer is also one that continues to exercise their skills and continues to photograph on a regular basis (whether that's daily, weekly, or monthly -- it's consistent with the objective of capturing something that has meaning to them.