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Creative confidence is more important now than ever
Something’s been bugging me over the last six months or so. At first, I didn’t really feel it, or maybe it’s that I chose to ignore it again - it’s something that’s always been there, since the dawn of “creativity”. But in looking back on the year that was,...
Why I love Japan (and why it took me so long to realise it)
Looking back on my life, it turns out I was a pretty nerdy kid growing up. My childhood was filled with cartoons and anime, and even to this day, they’re still my drug of choice. When I was growing up, I was that nerd...
Perpetual new beginnings
Today is my birthday. …although I’m at the age where I’d rather forget about a silly number that doesn’t truly reflect how I actually feel in life. I’m fortunate to live a life where every day is a blessing, so my day of birth feels like just another day....
Anxiety, living in Japan, terrible timing, and coming home
2020 was supposed to be my year—although I suppose many people also felt that way. Late last year in 2019, I quit my job to pursue photography full time. I cast aside a successful, decade-long career in User Experience and Product Design to seek a ...
It’s okay to feel lonely
11 days ago — 5:35pm. Tokyo, Japan. It just started to rain. It’s times like these where the hopeless romantic in me is love-drunk with the scene around him: a creative-type, sitting in bed writing; occasionally peering through a raindrop-covered window, ...
A real day in the life of a location-independent travel photographer
It’s dark. Back home, the light used to leak through the sides of my window shades above my bed. I’m used to waking up to the first light of the day. But not here. Not always. It’s 3am and I’ve woken up again, for the 3rd time tonight. The cause: a self-...
Overcoming a lack of momentum
Whenever I take a prolonged break from making things, the thing I fear the most is overcoming a lack of momentum. If you engage in creative acts often you probably know what I’m talking about. It’s that feeling where after a few weeks of not being creative...
I quit my job to pursue travel and creativity full time
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