Inspiration — Is it a Necessity?

A photographer’s perspective on inspiration and if it’s really needed to create great art.

I was recently asked to write an introductory blurb about myself on what inspires me to keep picking up my camera and take photos. While staring at a blank Word screen, vainly trying to figure out what to write, my mind, in one of its inexplicable yet typical fashions, blurted out “Do you even need inspiration to create great photographic art?”