Not long ago I was going through my parents’ belongings and found a letter my dad had written to Santa Claus when he was eight years old. It was a really long letter trying to convince Santa he had been a good boy throughout the entire year. He wanted two things … a fishing pole and a Kodak. The request for the camera might explain my inherited passion for photography. For years I was satisfied with just clicking the shutter and recording my surroundings. After moving to Austin in the early 90’s I met a like-min…