Communication. I like the challenge of telling a story or presenting a mood with a still image. I also like the control (or the challenge of achieving the control) of presenting exactly what I want portrayed. Now, when I FIRST got into photography - sixth grade - I had a great teacher who built a darkroom in the back of the class, and our whole class built pinhole cameras and learned the process of developing our images - it was like magic! I guess I've been hooked ever since.