What Inspires Me as a Photographer?

I’ve recently had many conversations about what inspires me as a photographer. These conversations have felt meaningful, but also very vague. I have repeatedly struggled to put into words what I feel, what I see, what it awakens in me, and where all of this leads. Words don’t seem enough; their meaning feels imprecise, or I can’t quite grasp what I’m really trying to say. Now I will tell you what really inspires me as a photographer.