I grew up reading Israeli Air Force Magazine. My brothers and I used to build paper, cardboard and plastic, aircraft models. Our favorite computer game was Origin Systems' "Strike Commander". Throughout our childhood, our father was (and still is!) attached to his pocket camera. So it's pretty obvious that I got my first camera at 14 (thanks Dad), the first SLR at 15 (thanks sister), and my first DSLR at 16 (thanks Grandad). At 18 I was enlisted in the Israeli Defense Forces—and I chose to serve in the best air force in the world—IAF. Sadly (so I thought), they didn't let me serve as a military photographer in the Spokesperson Unit—but to serve as a technician was, surprisingly, a much better experience. Aviation photographers that never actually work on aircraft can never transfer their soul to the audience.