i used to feel a similar way about the work i admired because i couldn't find anything around where i lived either. a couple things i learned about interesting photography is that being in a city really helps. where i live (in colorado springs) there isn't much, but there are some good subjects. i search industrial areas for most of my local city pictures, and for all my really good stuff i generally travel. so far i've taken pictures in chicago, san francisco, and toronto. there is definitely a niche for nature work, but it's a very difficult area to get really good results from. being in college art classes is good for candid portraits, or just sitting at a street corner and shooting. the most important think i learned is that wherever you live, there are probably wonderful subjects waiting to be discovered. that's the reason why i got into macro in such a big way. many things that are boring at distance and wide angles tend to get interesting when you get really close.

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"strangers passing in the street, by chance two separate glances meet...i am you and what i see is me."