Time can be limited and finding opportunities to give back to the community can be tough to schedule. With multiple responsibilities to take care of, taking time to get involved with the community can be difficult.
Community involvement helps develop relationships with other members within your town, village or city and can also be a networking tool. Finding a way to get involved that fits your schedule can be a challenge but isn't impossible.
Photography has been a passion of mine since college and when I moved back to my hometown of Solon four years ago, I was looking for opportunities to take pictures. I went around to local parts and areas I had not seen for a long time so I can continue my hobby. Having the hobby gave me something to look forward to but I was able to take it a step further when I used to get involved with my community.
Being a football fan for a long time and following the Solon Comets since childhood, I started taking my camera to games to take pictures from the sideline. After posting them on Facebook, the students and parents started to look forward to a new batch of pictures each week. It wasn't too long that I started getting multiple tag requests on pictures and parents mentioning that they liked my work.
As I was able to go to more and more games, I became even more passionate about sports photography and couldn't wait to walk in the stadium each week. It was fulfilling for me to follow a team I had watched for many years on the sideline and have the opportunity to share my work on Facebook. I was not only getting involved in the community but I was able to combine this involvement with one of my favorite passions in life.
Taking time to get involved in the community is fulfilling and combining it with a hobby can amplify the experience!
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