After writing for a few years on my travel blog, then writing photography articles for FujiXPassion I wanted to create something different.

First, I thought about creating different zines for all the cities I visited and managed to secure some decent photographs.

Then I thought about merging those zines into bigger booklets split by either country or by type of visit (street photos, mountain landscapes, waterfalls, etc.)

But then one day I started counting the articles I wrote for my blog, for FujiXPassion, for other magazines and after mulling over it for a bit of time I decided to try a new approach.

A book.

A book that is not your typical photography book. Page after page filled with rules, examples of shutter speeds, descriptions of lenses but rather a book on creativity, about the struggles we face as photographers, about setbacks and failure.

Yes, you will find a few articles that address the gear part, but I kept them down on purpose.

My purpose for this book is not to copy paste like so many others did before sets of rules that will “get your photography to the next level “but rather to talk you through my thoughts, my experiences and maybe give you a bit of help, a small nudge if you’re stuck in a rut for a while.

I will start the book with an article I wrote on the 11th of February 2020, the first article I wrote for FujiXPassion and hopefully you will get to know me a little better before moving on.

I purposely let the articles resemble the original timeline when I wrote them and I hope that in my writing, my thinking you will be able to see a difference in these four years since I first published an online article.

Before we start, there is one more thing I want to tell you.

When you buy a book, any photography book, most writers will try and fill it with their best shots so that you’ll be impressed and search for more content from them.

After some thought I have decided against this approach and rather filled the pages of this book with the pictures I enjoyed the most.

Yes, sometimes my best and my favourites will intersect but I made it a purpose not to go out on a limb and only include my best photos.

And by the time you’re done reading this book I hope you will understand why I did this.

So, thank you again and I do hope you enjoy reading the following pages!