Omar Camacho
I was once lost and now I’m found.
It is the Eucharist my soul yearns for, it’s the Eucharist that changed everything for me and the reason I am a photographer.
In my filth I experienced a loving God that saw someone worth saving. Someone He knew He could use for His kingdom, He’s showered me with graces beyond belief and I simply hope my hands, eyes and camera can help win more souls for His kingdom.
Born to a Mexican Catholic family, I have grown up most of my life in Washington state, calling the Pacific Northwest home. Although my family has always been Catholic, we were what’s known as lukewarm Christians, attending Mass on random occasions and special dates. I was baptized as a baby and did my first communion as a child but quickly strayed away from the faith as I entered my teen years.
Then it all went downhill from there.
I completely stopped going to church all through my teen years, maybe attending mass once a year. At that time I didn’t have a care for anything that had to do with God or the faith. I still believed in God and if anyone asked I was still Catholic. Inevitably I fell into a life of sin that mixed with deep childhood traumas ended up causing many people a lot of pain and hurt.
In my mid 20’s I had a radical encounter with the Lord that would change everything for me. The last 5 years have been the most beautiful and healing years of my life as I’ve grown to know and love my best friend Jesus Christ. I have experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows and through it all Jesus’ love has remained.
A year ago I felt the calling to finally purchase a professional camera. With the goal to learn this craft I had always felt drawn to, I wasn’t fully sure where this would take me, all I knew is I wanted to photograph Jesus and His bride, the church.
Within a short time the Lord opened incredible doors for me and has led me to capture the beauty of the Catholic faith in ways I never would have imagined. Including getting to document at the National Eucharistic Congress.
I have since moved career paths to photograph everything and anything to do with Catholicism, with a focus in the sacrament of marriage.
If every single photograph I take in my lifetime can aid in the salvation of one single soul, everything will have been worth it.