I've had a camera in my hands for the better part of the past 15 years. I first learned to shoot and develop film in the late 1990s; this picture is me in a "product photo shoot" in my high school photography class. Since then, the camera has helped me forge a career as a multimedia professional, first as a news reporter, later in the sport of lacrosse, and more recently in marketing-specific roles. Along the way, it's become more than a passion. Taking pictures is a part of my identity.

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I've been fortunate to have an emotional connection to many of the subjects or scenes I've photographed. Whether it's a lacrosse player protecting a stick or a musician playing an instrument, photos can reveal—sometimes in its rawest form—the relationship human beings have with the physical world and objects within it. That's what I find most rewarding about this.

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- Casey Ryan Vock