I used to think that adjusting the sliders was what made a photo powerful. I believed that the difference between an ordinary image and an extraordinary one was just a matter of finding the right combination of settings. Every photo felt like a puzzle waiting to be solved through post-processing.

Let's be honest — being a photographer in the age of social media can feel like juggling flaming cameras. Instagram, Threads, Facebook, Twitter/X, Flickr, YouTube, TikTok, maybe even a podcast... It's endless. And if you listen to the general noise online, it sounds like you must do it all. But do you?