Juan Ortega Photography

Welcome to my website/Blog.

Photography is my hobby, i am not a professional Photographer nor do i want to be one, i just like to take photos. I do not pretend to know a lot about photography or the technicalities of photography, the only thing i know is about the philosophy of photography, and that is what this blog is about. I have been taking photos since i was about 12 years old, i am 68 at the present (2022) but that doesn’t mean i am an expert, because i am not and i don’t pretend to be, but what i like is to experiment in photography, to try new things and to boldly go where no human has gone before, to explore new ways and new perspectives and to rock the boat until it sinks and then see how that turns out.

Name …………………..Juan Ortega
Occupation…………….    Neon Glass Bender (I make neon for signs and art displays)
Hobby……………………        Photography, mainly Street Photography and Documentary Photography

Location……………………………………..Murrieta California USA (Southern California about 53 miles NE of San Diego)
Marital Status………………….Married to the same woman for 43 years with 3 children and 5 grandchildren
Place of Birth………………….San Diego Ca. 
Date Of Birth……………………October sometime in the 1950s
Favorite type of
TV shows and
Movies…………………… ………………………Sci-Fi
Religion…………..No professing religion, but i do believe in Jesus teachings and i do believe in God, I believe God created evolution.                                                        

Ever since i was a child i noticed that life was a lot about egos, money and sex, i tried not to get involved in any of those but i failed, i found out that you can not be anything else than a human, so i took on photography to feed my ego and as a way to escape reality i also take pictures in an effort to be somebody, i am searching for myself and can’t find me, maybe someday i will and it just may be just before i die, and then unto the next project.