January-March, 2025
An aside on taking breaks from creative passions:
Winter of 2025 was my first true “break” from photography in awhile. I didn’t bring my camera with me places. I didn’t go on walks. I stayed inside where it was warm. I enjoyed some video games. I spent time with loved ones. I saved money.
Those are, at least in part, good things — but taking that break also felt odd. Putting that photographic part of myself away in a box for a season. I’d been consistently shooting and dedicating myself to photography since midway through 2022, and to pause and break that streak felt a bit like failing. Still, I allowed myself that space, the time away, and sure-enough; it’s felt re-envigorating afterwards.
This “aside” is mainly to say that I’m still in the process of convincing myself how “to all things there is a season” can be true with creative pursuits and us humans. Cheers ~M
Nikon Z5, 24-70mm ƒ4 S, 40mm, ƒ4, 1/5000sec, ISO 100
iPhone 13 Mini, 26mm eqv. ƒ1.6, 1/120sec, ISO 64
Nikon Z5, Voigtländer 40mm ƒ1.4, 1/100sec, ISO 2500