Why I stopped scrolling social media and embraced non-electronic hobbies
With social media always within reach, scrolling through feeds became part of my daily routine. For years, I kept refreshing timelines, watching bits of other people’s lives, and comparing myself to them. Over time, I noticed these habits were taking up my time and energy, and even eroding my sense of who I was. That’s when I chose to stop scrolling and find joy in non-electronic hobbies again.
Why did I stop pushing the sliders
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.
A year with my camera: what I’ve learned from photography and what I want to explore next
For a long time, I believed photography was all about control—controlling light, composition, and those moments that never seem to pause…
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