Why do I take pictures?

I love to take photographs for many reasons. The most prominent are that I am 5000 miles away from home and want the memories of time spent with my family by my side. I also love wildlife photography. I am always outdoors and when I am not I want to be. Taking photos of places that I see, and scenery that makes me stop, stare, and maybe even have to catch my breath is important to me. I want others to have the same feeling when they loook at the photo that I had when I was there experiencing it. Even if this goal is unreachable I will be shooting for it as long as I have the opportunity to hold a camera in my hand, and have some control over what the outcome of that one simple click is.