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.

(and that’s a good thing)

It happens every year. A new camera drops, the specs sound unbelievable, and suddenly your perfectly fine setup starts to feel… dated. You scroll through YouTube reviews, watch side-by-side comparisons, and convince yourself that your creative ceiling must be the limits of your current gear…

There’s something magical about cities in the rain. The quiet moments when lights stop being lights and turn into colours instead. On dry nights, things are sharp, ordered, obedient. But add a wet windscreen and a slow shutter, and suddenly everything starts to breathe. Shapes begin to melt, headlights start to stretch, and reflections ripple across the pavement. What used to be a street becomes something else entirely. Something that is half real, but still half a dream.

In the world of photography, few terms stir up as much confusion and fear as "high ISO." Whether you're an aspiring photographer or a seasoned pro, chances are you've encountered the debate about whether increasing ISO leads to a decrease in image quality. The common belief is that higher ISO settings result in grainy or noisy photos, but this perspective doesn’t paint the whole picture. High ISO doesn’t mean your photo can’t be published in a magazine or printed for an exhibition. So why are we scared of it so much?