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Hi Everyone! I'm Chris, and my better half is Cami. My three passions in life are photography, motorcycling, and travel! My YouTube Channel is: www.youtube.com/chrissmithphotography. And my website is: www.chrisandcami.com. If you find value in my videos and joy in my photography, it would make my day to have you buy me a cup of coffee, a veggie sandwich for the road, or a tank of gas for my bike, Trinity!

Born and raised in DRC Congo (Africa), I was blessed with parents who instilled in me a passion for traveling the world, exploring cultures, and making friends with everyone I meet, regardless of race, color, or creed. As Mark Twain put it, "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness...".

My favorite mode of transportation when I travel is the humble motorcycle. Starting out as a teenager on a Kawasaki KE100 in the African bush, I've owned about 7 bikes over the years. My current ride is a Honda CB500X "Half-rica Twin". It's simple, efficient, fun, and provides an unlimited amount of freedom to reach amazing destinations off the beaten path. I describe traveling on a motorcycle as "being IN the movie, instead of watching it on the screen". But my favorite part about traveling on a motorcycle is the difference in how people interact with my presence. It makes me much more open, vulnerable, and approachable when I ride into a strange town to ask directions or catch a meal at the local diner. I create videos about my travels, motorcycle adventures, and photography on our YouTube channel.

Speaking of photography, creating beautiful images with cameras has been a huge passion of mine since the bug bit me in 10th grade. Maybe it was knowing that in a few years I'd be leaving Africa, the continent of my birth? From preserving memories of faces and places that were close to my heart, my photography took on a life of its own, eventually becoming my full-time career. Even my best friend, Cami, was a photographer...before she became my wife.

These days you might find my camera and I on the sidelines of a professional sports tournament, covering a corporate event or conference, capturing a wedding, photographing family portraits, shooting a modeling portfolio, freezing a proud moment-in-time for a high-school senior, or just out snapping away at wildlife and nature for my Fine Art portfolio at: https://chrisandcami.zenfolio.com/fineart.

Whether it's on the open road, during a fun photo session, or over a cup of coffee...I truly hope our paths cross someday so that I can thank you in person for being the kind and generous human that you are!