Because it can capture a moment in time in a way that is unlike how our own eyes ever see things. Timed exposures that show the underlying beauty of a city at night. Macro shots taht show us detail we don't normally focus on. Abstracts that show us the world and the things in it in a way we never look at things. And because through photography, I can sometimes show other people the world through my eyes. It's also because I have no real choice in using a camera. I just -have- to. Sometimes while standing downtown at 2am or I'm getting up to go photograph something after I just had a 14 hour shift at work and only 2 hours sleep and I think "What the hell are you doing? Just go back home and go to bed." But then that drive to photograph just takes over and I realize I had no real choice in the matter. :) -=>Donald