An obsession with photography
I grew up around cameras. I can say photography was at some point a childhood obsession. My Dad was tech savvy so that meant we always had some sort of camera/video camera at home while growing up. I remember us having f
I grew up around cameras. I can say photography was at some point a childhood obsession. My Dad was tech savvy so that meant we always had some sort of camera/video camera at home while growing up. I remember us having film cameras, digital cameras, and even those camcorder that recorded videos on to mini DVDs.
Whenever we had any party to attend, which was every other weekend, I’d always be the one recording using the camcorder, or taking pictures with the camera.
And then of course, mobile phones became so much better at taking pictures and recording videos such that we slowly and all of a sudden stopped using all these devices up above.
The passion never left me though. In 2021 I got a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 during the pandemic mostly so I could walk about taking pictures but it was also a way to get acquainted with a city I was still very much new to.
I continued to use that for walks and trips until I got gifted an analog camera for my birthday in 2023 by my wife and I’ve been obsessed with analog photography since then.
The limitations were the hook: 36 frames, no previews, no instant results. You shoot, wait, hope. You live in the moment and trust your eye. Film made me slow down. It forced me to choose when to care and when to let go.
It wasn’t just the aesthetic (though the tones, grain, and unpredictability are magic). It was the process. The ritual. The intention. Film photography taught me patience, restraint, and presence — all things digital life tends to chip away at.
But I still shoot digital too. Some stories need speed, others need texture. I’ve learned to stop thinking of them as competing tools. They're just different languages.
This Substack is where I’ll share both — film and digital — with the stories behind the frames. I’ll talk about my gear sometimes, and sometimes I’ll talk about the feeling behind the pictures. About why I take certain photos. What I noticed. What I missed. What I’m still trying to learn.
Whether you’re a photographer, a curious wanderer, or someone who just likes looking — I hope you find something here worth lingering on.
Now onto the pictures…
