One advantage of me getting older is that I learned to care less about what others think and actually started to care about myself and what is important to me. It is still a long way, but I feel like I am getting there. I am so happy for you making the same steps and experience!
Thank you for another glimpse into your world! I always look forward to them!
Btw. I really thought you were a slow walker considering all the things you notice and photograph! =)
To be fair, photo-taking does slow me down. It’s often the only thing that slows me down to a pace that most people have.
I agree. I’m at a point where I’m just focusing on what I find enjoyable and finding new things that bring me joy or intrigue without fussing about what other people like.
Amazing post! I’m always so impressed with not just the scale of these posts in regards to all the photos but also your written reflections. (One of the sad things about nostalgic kills going away oh well I’ll have to take a look at some of those posts!) I’ve always related so much to your internet journey of being excited about the possibilities and constantly imagining where I would end up and then constantly as I get older I think “wait is this it” and then realizing it is and that is fine and I would probably be just as miserable if I did “get” whatever my younger self envisioned for myself. Loved reading it and of course lovely images as always. Excited to see you soon!
Thanks, bud! :) It's less of an "I'm never writing again" and more of an integration of it into the photo-blog. I think it'll allow me to feel less pressure with it -- I can say as little or as much and without needing to take it so seriously. And no pressure to even write, because the backbone is still photography, and that should remain the throughline across posts.
Also, I find that things about not "making it" or whatever are easier when I get over myself a bit and just enjoy the time I have here and do what makes me happy. Not worrying about validation and just feeling secure in yourself and being ok with not always getting it right but learning nonetheless. I find that there's a profound lack of this in people, a lack of ability to put aside the ego because the algorithms demand a certain sense of egocentrism to do all the black magic they do in those data centres. Anyway, I've come to accept that if somebody isn't interested in me, then that's fine -- why bother trying to get their attention when you could be finding people who are interested in you. And apply that to friendships, workplaces, exhibiting, family, dating, followings, and so on.
One advantage of me getting older is that I learned to care less about what others think and actually started to care about myself and what is important to me. It is still a long way, but I feel like I am getting there. I am so happy for you making the same steps and experience!
Thank you for another glimpse into your world! I always look forward to them!
Btw. I really thought you were a slow walker considering all the things you notice and photograph! =)
To be fair, photo-taking does slow me down. It’s often the only thing that slows me down to a pace that most people have.
I agree. I’m at a point where I’m just focusing on what I find enjoyable and finding new things that bring me joy or intrigue without fussing about what other people like.
Thank you for your insights :)
Amazing post! I’m always so impressed with not just the scale of these posts in regards to all the photos but also your written reflections. (One of the sad things about nostalgic kills going away oh well I’ll have to take a look at some of those posts!) I’ve always related so much to your internet journey of being excited about the possibilities and constantly imagining where I would end up and then constantly as I get older I think “wait is this it” and then realizing it is and that is fine and I would probably be just as miserable if I did “get” whatever my younger self envisioned for myself. Loved reading it and of course lovely images as always. Excited to see you soon!
Thanks, bud! :) It's less of an "I'm never writing again" and more of an integration of it into the photo-blog. I think it'll allow me to feel less pressure with it -- I can say as little or as much and without needing to take it so seriously. And no pressure to even write, because the backbone is still photography, and that should remain the throughline across posts.
Also, I find that things about not "making it" or whatever are easier when I get over myself a bit and just enjoy the time I have here and do what makes me happy. Not worrying about validation and just feeling secure in yourself and being ok with not always getting it right but learning nonetheless. I find that there's a profound lack of this in people, a lack of ability to put aside the ego because the algorithms demand a certain sense of egocentrism to do all the black magic they do in those data centres. Anyway, I've come to accept that if somebody isn't interested in me, then that's fine -- why bother trying to get their attention when you could be finding people who are interested in you. And apply that to friendships, workplaces, exhibiting, family, dating, followings, and so on.