I shot this photo of my grandmother in 1968 when I was five years old. It’s on a beach in Florida. My grandmother wasn’t what you’d call a beach person and you can probably tell that from the photo. I was shooting with a Kodak Instamatic, maybe a 104, though I can’t be sure. I currently have a 404 in my collection, but I don’t think it was the one I used when I was a kid.
I like this photo. I like to keep it close at hand. It’s humbling. It reminds me that despite all the hardware, experience, workshops, & education, a kid of five unleashed with a point-and-shoot camera and a few simple “rules” can bring back some decent shots. There’s no substitute for raw visual intuition and most kids have it in spades.