Nate Ramsey Photography

I love getting to know people but I'm sure you would also like to know a bit about me: Growing up I was the shy, quiet kid who didn’t really have the confidence to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. Maybe I was just scared of who I wanted to be? I wouldn’t say I always wanted to be a photographer, but I've always loved people and the outdoors. For the first 18 years of my life, I lived on a farm outside a small town called Kaikohe in New Zealand - with my sister, two brothers, and Mum and Dad. I was homeschooled, so the majority of my life and mornings consisted of me getting up early and walking around our farm with my Dad shifting cattle. During these walks, I would witness the beauty of every sunrise over fog covered land that grew in me a love for the outdoors. Our family library was filled with National Geographic magazines and I would spend hours reading, captivated by the amazing stories and photos of people that were in them. I think looking through the National Geographic magazines showed me how big and amazing the world is beyond what I had grown up around and grew in me a desire to capture and document new places and people. From there I went on to study Photography at Whitecliffe College Of Art And Design in 2010 and then onto starting my own business. I love taking photos but I don't just want to be a photographer. I want to be a person that doesn't just look at the world from the outside, but enjoys and helps make the world a better place. I'm still working out how best I can do this but I guess thats the amazing adventure of life!